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The truth about Vietnam's strange "tie the girl to the post" bird
Beyond its unusual name, the Indian cuckoo, called "bắt cô trói cột" in Vietnam, has many curious traits.
Published: 05/09/2026
Up close with the Atlas moth, a species in Vietnam's Red Data Book
Listed as Rare in the Vietnam Red Data Book, the Atlas moth (Attacus atlas) is recorded as the largest moth in Vietnam and one of the largest in the world.
Published: 26/08/2026
Half frog, half snake, half worm: The bizarre caecilians of Vietnam
Vietnam's 'worm frogs' are legless amphibians so snake-like that many people are startled the first time they see one.
Published: 26/08/2026
Southeast Asia's treasure: A rare animal found in only 9 countries, and good news from Vietnam
The critically endangered Sunda pangolin lives only in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, and is among the world's most trafficked mammals.
Published: 12/08/2026
The harmless snake often mistaken for a deadly venomous one in Vietnam
A small, harmless snake found across Vietnam is often needlessly killed because it is mistaken for a deadly venomous species.
Published: 09/08/2026
Vietnam's most beautiful "lonely tree" is centuries old, with a trunk five people can't wrap their arms around
This lone red ironwood tree in Hà Giang's ancient forest in northern Vietnam is extremely rare and about 250 years old.
Published: 07/08/2026
Up close with the ultra-rare legless amphibian found in a Vĩnh Long garden
While gardening, a woman in Vietnam's Vĩnh Long province found a caecilian-like amphibian listed in Vietnam's Red Data Book.
Published: 28/07/2026
The origins of pho
With Hanoi pho and Nam Định pho both listed as national intangible cultural heritage, many are curious about the origins of this Vietnamese culinary gem.
Published: 19/07/2026
Rare and unusual animals caught on camera in Vietnam's Động Châu-Khe Nước Trong Nature Reserve
Camera traps have revealed many rare and endangered Red List animals, from Asian black bears to pangolins, in a nature reserve in central Vietnam.
Published: 16/07/2026
"Mystery creature" in Vietnam's waters identified by scientists as a new species
Scientists diving in Hạ Long Bay, Vietnam, have described a new tube-shaped sponge species, Cladocroce pansinii.
Published: 11/07/2026
The bizarre "veiled lady" mushroom, one of Vietnam's rarest fungi
The bamboo fungus, whose cap unfurls like a lady's veil, is one of Vietnam's rarest mushrooms, alongside lingzhi and others.
Published: 03/07/2026
Why is eucalyptus called the "gold-sucking tree"? The secret lies deep underground
Australian researchers have confirmed that eucalyptus roots reach deep enough to absorb gold from buried ore deposits and carry it into the leaves.
Published: 03/07/2026
Why is the bronze croaker so expensive?
One bronze croaker can earn a fisherman hundreds of millions of VND, so sailors call it a "swimming lump of gold" or "Vietnam's gift from heaven".
Published: 29/06/2026
The miracle fruit found in Vietnam that can turn any taste sweet
Vietnam is now home to a "miracle fruit" that can make every flavor in the world taste sweet after you eat it.
Published: 27/06/2026
World's largest plant discovered, covering 200 square kilometers
A seagrass meadow in Western Australia is a single cloned plant that has spread from one seedling and survived environmental change for 4,500 years.
Published: 23/06/2026
Why do bulls "go mad" at the color red?
Do bulls really hate red? Science shows they are red-green colorblind, and it is the movement of the cape that makes them charge.
Published: 22/06/2026
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