Mikael Angelo Francisco
School
University Of The Philippines Diliman
Expertise
Wildlife & Environment Convervation, Science Of Natural Phenomena, Paleontology & Prehistoric Life
- Mikael received a Merit Award for science writing from the Singapore-based publication Asian Scientist in 2017.
- In 2018, the Philippine government's Department of Science and Technology recognized him as the country's top online science journalist.
- He co-authored books about media literacy and Filipino scientists, and wrote a book about science trivia.
Experience
Mikael Angelo S. Francisco is a multi-awarded science journalist and author based in the Philippines. Over the past decade, he has written about science and pop culture for different local and international websites, including major Philippine news websites GMA News Online and ABS-CBN News. He is also the editor-in-chief of FlipScience.ph, a Philippines-focused science news and features website he co-founded in 2017.
Education
Mikael graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communication Research from the University of the Philippines Diliman, which helped him become a better writer and a more meticulous researcher.
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Stories By Mikael Angelo Francisco
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Dying in orbital limbo would have been a depressing contradiction. But the astronauts aboard Apollo 13 had more important matters to consider, like surviving.
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Some monsters were metaphorical, but there are a few that might have been based on actual things. Here are mythical monsters that might have actually existed.
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These lies you learned in science class should have been corrected a long time ago.