Join us as we teach you all about our earth and oceans. We also hope to inspire others to pursue a career in geology.
Scientific information is available online but they are not easily appreciated by the public because they are too technical and difficult to understand. We hope that through or channel, we can provide a laymanโs summary of marine and earth science studies, disseminate it to the public, and make science accessible to everyone.
10/12/2025
Did You Know?
The most effective and reef-safe way to stop a devastating Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (COTS) outbreak in the Philippines is with a common household item? ๐ฒ
Marine conservationists use citric acid (or vinegar) injections to kill the COTS! The acid shock causes a rapid physiological shutdown and tissue disintegration. Best of all, this method is safe for surrounding corals and marine life, unlike other chemical treatments!
27/11/2025
๐๐ผ๐ธ๐น๐ฑ๐ช๐ฐ๐พ๐ผ, ๐ฎ๐ผ๐ธ๐น๐ฑ๐ช๐ฐ๐พ๐ผ. ๐๐ช๐ซ๐ช๐ท๐ฐ ๐ฝ๐ช๐๐ธ'๐ ๐ด๐พ๐ถ๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฒ๐ท ๐ผ๐ช ๐ฑ๐ช๐น๐ช๐ฐ ๐ด๐ช๐ฒ๐ท๐ช๐ท ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ท๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ช๐๐ช๐๐ช๐ต๐ช ๐ช๐ท๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐๐ธ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ผ๐ธ๐น๐ฑ๐ช๐ฐ๐พ๐ผ
Exploring our earth and oceans ... with โจKween Yasminโจ
From our esophagus to our hearts, we would like to thank Kween Yasmin for promoting Science for the people ๐โโ๏ธ ๐
Hindi ito . Gusto ko lang gumawa ng sea level timelapse hehe
๐ References:
[1] Sea level anomaly ๐ Fournier S., Willis J., Killett E., Qu Z. and Zlotnicki V.. 2022. JPL MEaSUREs Gridded Sea Surface Height Anomalies Version 2205. Ver. 2205. PO.DAAC, CA, USA.
[2] Sea surface temperature anomaly ๐ Niรฑo 3.4 Index
๐ Read how the El Niรฑo Southern Oscillation influences the interannual sea-level variability in the Philippine Sea. You can request a copy of our study through my ResearchGate account
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/372141068_Chapter_10_-_Influence_of_the_El_Nino_Southern_Oscillation_to_the_interannual_sea-level_variability_in_the_Philippine_Sea
Sasabog pa ba ang Apolaki Caldera ๐ง
Huwag tayo magkalat ng AI slop na content!
04/10/2025
Bogo Bay Fault
โผ๏ธ๐๐ข๐๐ข ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง: ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐-๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ฒ.๐ต ๐ข๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ก ๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ค๐จ๐๐๐, ๐ง๐จ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ง-๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ฆ
DOST-PHIVOLCS Quick Response Team (QRT) found the onland extension of the newly-named ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐น๐, which caused the Magnitude 6.9 Offshore Northern Cebu Earthquake on September 30, 2025. Located in Sitio Looc, Brgy. Nailon, Bogo City, the team observed fault scarps, open cracks, and small pressure mounds within a 2-meter-wide deformation zone. Initial field mapping recorded about 200 meters of surface rupture, while drone surveys revealed the fault may extend up to 1.5 kilometers, showing signs of right-lateral movement. Field verification is ongoing to determine the full extent of the rupture.
DOST-PHIVOLCS reminds everyone to stay prepared for strong aftershocks, secure their homes, know evacuation routes, and rely only on official sources for updates and safety instructions. Stay safe and stay informed.
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๐๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ถ๐ช๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ (๐๐๐) ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐น๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ข๐ถ๐ญ๐ต, ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ 6.9 ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ถ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐บ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ 30, 2025. ๐๐ข๐ต๐ข๐จ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ข ๐๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ค, ๐๐ณ๐จ๐บ. ๐๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ฐ, ๐ฌ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ข๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ต๐ข ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐จ๐ข ๐ง๐ข๐ถ๐ญ๐ต ๐ด๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐จ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ฌ ๐ด๐ข ๐ญ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ข, ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ช๐ต ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ข ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฃ ๐ฏ๐จ 2 ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ฃ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐จ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต-๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ข๐จ๐จ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ธ. ๐๐ข ๐ฑ๐ข๐ถ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ฏ๐ข๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ข ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ช๐จ๐ช๐ต-๐ฌ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ 200 ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ง๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ, ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฃ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ต๐ข ๐ด๐ข ๐ฅ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ข๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐จ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ 1.5 ๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ, ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐บ ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต-๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต. ๐๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ข๐จ๐ด๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ช ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฃ๐ข ๐ฏ๐จ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ.
๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข ๐ด๐ข ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ด ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฌ๐ด, ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ช๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ด๐ข ๐ฎ๐จ๐ข ๐จ๐ถ๐ด๐ข๐ญ๐ช ๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ข๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ณ๐ข ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ด๐ข๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฎ๐จ๐ข ๐ฆ๐ท๐ข๐ค๐ถ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ, ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข ๐ด๐ข ๐ฆ๐ท๐ข๐ค๐ถ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข, ๐ข๐ต ๐ฌ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ด๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ญ๐ข ๐ด๐ข ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ข๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ข, ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ฃ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ป๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ด.
18/09/2025
๐ข NEW EPISODE ๐ข
In this episode of Behind the Science Podcast, we talk with Dr. Melanie Villarao about her study โReproductive Biology and Population Dynamics of Largehead Hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus Linnaeus, 1758) in Babuyan Channel, Philippines.โ They analyzed nearly 2,600 specimens of T. lepturus to determine s*x ratio, fecundity, spawning seasonality, length at first maturity, and key population parameters that are essential for the sustainable management of this important commercial species.
๐๏ธStream Behind The Science Podcast on:
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YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg3GZRd-UMScYpWlDj5T3eklUF75XPeLD&si=kmxO_0x2HmQmvzvQ
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๐ค Behind The Science Podcast is presented to you by Marine & Earth Science Learning Hub, UP Resilience Institute, UPLB Philippine Agricultural Scientist Journal, The Philippine Journal of Fisheries, and Paase: The Filipino Scientist.
๐Research spotlight:
Villarao MC, Gumiran E, Encarnacion AB. 2023. Population Dynamics of Shortfin Scad (Decapterus macrosoma) Bleeker 1851 in Babuyan Channel, Philippines. The Philippine Journal of Fisheries 30(2):212-228.
โบ https://nfrdi.da.gov.ph/tpjf/vol30_2/research-article-villarao-3022019C0003
The number of Super Typhoons in the Philippines has doubled since 1998. A recent study by Basconcillo and Bangquiao (2025) shows that this is linked to a shift in the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO), a climate cycle that lasts 60-80 years. This shift in the AMO influences large-scale environmental changes in the Western North Pacific (WNP) such as increased ocean warming, rising vertical motion, and sustained convective activities. This leads to a chain of events such as the weakening of the East Asian subtropical jet stream and the westward displacement of the WNP subtropical high, which ultimately steers more intense tropical cyclones into the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
The strong correlation between the AMO and super typhoon frequency emphasizes the importance of assessing the possible role of anthropogenic climate change in modulating this relationship. Understanding these climate dynamics is important for reducing and mitigating the impacts of tropical cyclones especially as compounding climate and weather extremes continue to pose significant risks in the Philippines.
Read more: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225603225000402
07/09/2025
๐ข NEW EPISODE ๐ข
This episode of Behind The Science Podcast features Engr. Harold Aquino and his research on quantifying the impacts of earthquake disasters on the building construction sector using a SARIMA-based counterfactual analysis.
๐๏ธStream Behind The Science Podcast on:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4NTLrSfceKjpFvZWflzBJj?si=a6913c304530471d
YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg3GZRd-UMScYpWlDj5T3eklUF75XPeLD&si=kmxO_0x2HmQmvzvQ
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/behind-the-science-podcast/id1753464681
๐ค Behind The Science Podcast is presented to you by Marine & Earth Science Learning Hub, UP Resilience Institute, UPLB Philippine Agricultural Scientist Journal, The Philippine Journal of Fisheries, and Paase: The Filipino Scientist.
๐Research spotlight:
Aquino DHM, Domingo N, Atapattu C. 2025. Evaluating the impacts of earthquake disasters on the building construction sector: a SARIMA-based counterfactual analysis. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 127:105695. doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105695.
โบ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420925005199
02/09/2025
Subduction zones are geological boundaries where one tectonic plate is being consumed beneath another tectonic plate. As the descending plate sinks, it carries with it oceanic crust, sediments, and seawater. Under intense heat and pressure, this material is transformed, and some of it melts and fuels volcanoes. The rest is slowly incorporated back into the mantle. Over millions of years, the recycled material can re-emerge as brand new crust at mid-ocean ridges. This continuous cycle not only reshapes continents and ocean basins but also regulates Earthโs chemistry and climate, making subduction zones a driving force in the planetโs long-term habitability.