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The Great Pyramid of Kheops can concentrate radio waves, physicists calculate
Calculations by German and Russian physicists suggest the Great Pyramid of Kheops can concentrate electromagnetic energy in its inner chambers.
Published: 01/08/2018
Traces of Early Lê dynasty palace unearthed at Hanoi's Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long
A 2017 dig east of Kính Thiên Palace in Hanoi revealed 4.5m of cultural layers and glazed roof tiles from Early Lê dynasty palaces.
Published: 18/04/2018
X-rays help scientists save cannonballs from the Mary Rose
Researchers are using powerful X-rays to find a way to preserve cannonballs from the Mary Rose, which corrode when put on display.
Published: 13/03/2018
8 fascinating facts about Sơn Đoòng, the world's largest cave
Sơn Đoòng, in Vietnam's Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, is widely regarded as the largest natural cave ever discovered. Here are 8 facts about it.
Published: 20/01/2018
Vietnamese scientists describe a new plant species from central Vietnam
Phytotaxa has published Phyllagathis phamhoangii, a new pink-flowered plant species found on damp rock faces in Quảng Nam, central Vietnam.
Published: 03/08/2017
New bizarre "ghost snake" species discovered in Madagascar
Experts believe the pale grey snake, named Madagascarophis lolo, is a new species of cat-eyed snake.
Published: 10/09/2016
How to survive when you're lost in the wild
Whether you've strayed while tracking an animal or fallen behind your group, here's how to find your way out of the forest or wait for rescue.
Published: 06/06/2016
Hạ Long Bay: A wonder of earth raised against the high sky
Hạ Long Bay in northeastern Vietnam holds 1969 limestone and schist islands and spectacular caves, and has twice been recognized by UNESCO.
Published: 18/11/2015
The black orchid queens of the deep forest
Vietnam is home to more than 1,000 orchid species, including a few rare ones whose flowers are jet black or blackish purple.
Published: 06/01/2015
The strange world of orchids
Orchids are famed for their elegance, but some species look like monkey faces or smell of rotting meat to attract insects.
Published: 25/02/2014
World's rarest orchid found on remote Atlantic island
Kew botanists have found one of the world's rarest orchids on a volcanic island in Portugal's Azores, first seen by a German explorer in 1838.
Published: 16/12/2013
Rare giant muntjac spotted in Vietnam's Saola Nature Reserve
Staff at the Saola Nature Reserve in central Vietnam have captured images of the rare giant muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis) living in the wild.
Published: 24/10/2013
Rhino fossil more than 100,000 years old found in Russia
Russian scientists have unearthed a fossil of the ancient Merck's rhinoceros, which lived about 120,000 years ago in the Ural Mountains.
Published: 05/07/2013
Giant ancient water channel unearthed beneath Vietnam's Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long
Near the Đoan Môn Gate, archaeologists unearthed layered Lý, Trần, Lê and Nguyễn remains, including a giant brick water channel.
Published: 27/12/2012
New kukri snake species discovered in Vietnam
Scientists from France, Vietnam, China and Germany have described a new kukri snake, Oligodon nagao, from specimens collected in China, Vietnam and Laos.
Published: 05/10/2012
New species of caecilian discovered in Vietnam
Japanese and Russian scientists have described a new caecilian from Vietnam's Central Highlands, only the second caecilian species recorded in the country.
Published: 20/07/2012
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