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Unraveling the Long Vân fountain beside Hanoi's Sword Lake: a story of history
Behind the legendary Long Vân fountain beside Hoàn Kiếm Lake in central Hanoi lies a whole chapter of the capital's history.
Published: 18/10/2023
Nearly 1,000 migrating birds die after crashing into a Chicago building
Nearly 1,000 birds died overnight after flying into the windows of Chicago's McCormick Place Lakeside Center.
Published: 09/10/2023
New snake species discovered on Vietnam's Mount Fansipan
Scientists have described a new keelback snake, Rhabdophis hmongorum, found at 2,600 meters on Mount Fansipan in Vietnam's Hoàng Liên National Park.
Published: 15/09/2023
New shrew mole species discovered in Vietnam's Hoàng Liên National Park
Vietnamese and Japanese scientists have described the Fansipan shrew mole, Uropsilus fansipanensis, from Hoàng Liên National Park in northern Vietnam.
Published: 11/09/2023
Teeth of prehistoric giant ape discovered in Vietnam's Thanh Hóa province
Scientists have found two teeth of the extinct giant ape Gigantopithecus blacki in a cave in Thanh Hóa, the only such Pleistocene specimens in Vietnam.
Published: 26/08/2023
Wildfires 13,000 years ago drove saber-toothed cats, dire wolves and other species to extinction
Humans and fire drove out prehistoric animals in California 13,000 years ago, a pattern that echoes what is happening today.
Published: 23/08/2023
Could humans live underground to escape climate change?
Is living underground a viable solution to an approaching climate crisis? Scientists weigh the benefits and the risks.
Published: 23/08/2023
Nearly 200 prehistoric artifacts unearthed in caves in northern Vietnam
Stone tools, bones and pottery up to 10,000 years old were found in caves in the former Bắc Kạn province, now part of Thái Nguyên.
Published: 29/07/2023
Intact 3,000-year-old grave discovered in Siberia
Archaeologists in Siberia have found an intact 3,000-year-old grave whose goods show chariots were used in the region over 3,000 years ago.
Published: 26/07/2023
Stunning, rare crocodile newt discovered on Vietnam's Mount Ngọc Linh
The striking Ngọc Linh crocodile newt lives at 1,800 m, higher than any newt previously recorded in Vietnam (250-1,740 m).
Published: 06/07/2023
New slender gecko species discovered in Vietnam's Cát Tiên National Park
Scientists have described the Cát Tiên slender gecko, a new species with dark brown and white spots and an ash-gray tail, found in southern Vietnam.
Published: 05/07/2023
Orcas attack two racing boats off Gibraltar
A pod of orcas rammed two boats competing in The Ocean Race in the Strait of Gibraltar on June 22, 2023, forcing the crews to slow down.
Published: 26/06/2023
New rock aspidistra species discovered in Phong Điền Nature Reserve, Huế
Aspidistra phongdiensis, a new plant species in the asparagus family, has been found only in the Phong Điền Nature Reserve in central Vietnam.
Published: 31/03/2023
Giant space rocks hit Earth more often than we thought
A new study claims that giant meteorites have struck Earth far more often than previously estimated, sparking debate among scientists.
Published: 25/03/2023
Where women paint their nails, wear traditional robes and take spears to the sea to hunt squid
Oman's Bedouin women fishers hunt cuttlefish, rays and octopus with simple handmade spears, but their tradition may be dying out.
Published: 23/03/2023
Endangered, rare pheasants found in Vietnam's Pù Hu special-use forest
Five silver pheasants and grey peacock-pheasants, rare and endangered birds, have been found in the Pù Hu special-use forest in Thanh Hóa, Vietnam.
Published: 07/03/2023
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