Mọc vân ám: the traditional Tết delicacy of old Hà Nội fading into the past
Mọc vân ám, five-colored meatballs set in clear pork-skin aspic, is a signature Tết dish of old Hà Nội that demands great skill and care.
Published: 13/01/2023
Time passes more slowly when you ride a crowded train
The more crowded a train or bus is, the slower time seems to pass for each passenger, a Cornell University VR study suggests.
Published: 02/12/2022
3,700-year-old ivory comb inscribed with a wish to wipe out lice
The luxury ivory comb had two sides: six wide teeth for untangling hair and 14 fine teeth for removing lice.
Published: 11/11/2022
Rare Nicobar pigeon spotted in Vietnam's Côn Đảo National Park
The Nicobar pigeon, listed in Vietnam's Red Data Book and the global Red List, is a strikingly beautiful bird of great scientific value.
Published: 07/11/2022
Strange new bee species with a dog-like face discovered in Australia
A new native bee with a snout-like face, Leioproctus zephyr, has been discovered in bushland around Perth, Western Australia.
Published: 03/11/2022
Thousand-year-old jar burials found in irrigation reservoir bed in Vietnam's Quảng Ngãi
Over 20 burials and 3,500-year-old stone tools and jewelry have been restored after more than a decade of excavation at Nước Trong reservoir.
Published: 28/10/2022
Ancient carved rocks discovered in Mù Cang Chải, northern Vietnam
Ancient sandstone boulders of 1-20 cubic meters lie scattered in a protection forest, carved with rhombuses, concentric circles and terraced fields.
Published: 27/10/2022
Tuna rub against sharks to get rid of parasites
Tuna often rub against sharks rather than their own kind, because sandpaper-like shark skin offers a suitable surface for scraping off parasites.
Published: 25/10/2022
Why a 3,900-square-kilometer iceberg broke apart
Shifting ocean currents in the Southern Ocean may have caused the giant iceberg A68a to break apart, a Princeton University study suggests.
Published: 21/10/2022
Rare Oriental darter lands on a roof in Ho Chi Minh City, refuses to fly even as residents climb up to catch it
A rare Oriental darter perched on a house roof in Gò Vấp, Ho Chi Minh City, and did not fly away; the homeowner handed it to forest rangers.
Published: 19/08/2022
Granite blocks from the era of pharaoh Khufu discovered in eastern Cairo
Archaeologists have found granite blocks dating to the reign of pharaoh Khufu in Ain Shams, eastern Cairo, a first for the area.
Published: 17/06/2022
Chickens were domesticated thanks to the rice fields of Southeast Asia, new research suggests
Chickens may have been domesticated far later than thought, only after people began farming rice near forests where wild junglefowl lived.
Published: 17/06/2022
130-million-year-old dinosaur belly button scar stuns scientists
An exceptionally preserved Psittacosaurus fossil reveals a long umbilical scar on its belly, similar to those of modern crocodiles.
Published: 16/06/2022
Stunning discovery reveals the evolutionary path that turned plants into carnivores
Scientists are uncovering how ordinary plants evolved into carnivores, by repurposing ancient genes and enzymes rather than stealing them.
Published: 14/06/2022
Fascinating fact: The University of Oxford is older than the Aztec civilization
Did you know that the University of Oxford is more than 200 years older than the mysterious ancient Aztec civilization?
Published: 09/06/2022
US lobsterman catches giant lobster believed to be over 100 years old
Maine lobsterman Jacob Knowles shared a video of a giant lobster, believed to be more than 100 years old, that he caught and released.
Published: 08/06/2022
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