Vietnam’s seashore stretches more than 3,260 kilometres with an area of over 1,000,000 km2. Each year, this seashore brings in more than two million tonnes of the global harvest of more than 90...
Researchers from the Centre for Biodiversity and Development presented, at a field in Phu My commune on March 29th and 30th, a programme to study the preservation of the ecology and landscape of...
Hericium erinaceus is a type of mushroom with valuable medical properties as it is rich in nutrients, minerals and vitamins. For a long time, Hericium erinaceus has been known as a highly...
The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) has closely cooperated with Chungnam National University of the Republic of Korea in scientific research and training in the field of natural...
Vietnam is situated in the centre of the Asian thunderstorm region – one of three thunderstorm centres in the world. This article gives an overview of thunderstorm activity in Vietnam and results...
Power used for lighting accounts for a surprisingly high percentage of electricity consumption. Over the past years, scientists have conducted research on solutions to reducing electrical usage by...
On January 20th 2012, the State President signed a decision on presenting prizes for 32 works in five fields of humanities and social sciences, natural science, technical science, agricultural...
The fauna and flora of Vietnam has been compiled by the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources since the end of the 20th Century, to establish a basis for planning, developing and using...
Since the 60s of 20th century and earlier, tigers distributed throughout the mountains in Vietnam, even in the midlands and islands. The places, which were very famous for tiger"s population,...
Two new species of the genus Theloderma were described from Kon Tum and Lam Dong provinces by scientists from the Australian Museum, University of Science in Ho Chi Minh City, Instutute of Ecology...
The genus Cyrtodactylus is the most diverse group of gekkonids with the descriptions of more than 20 new species in Vietnam since 1997. Another new gecko species of Cyrtodactylus was described from...
A new gecko species of Gekko was discovered in Cuc Dong Cape, Ninh Hoa District, Khanh Hoa Province, Southern Vietnam. The full article was published in Zootaxa (No. 3219, 2011).
Situated in the northeast of Quang Ninh province, Co To is one of biggest island districts in Vietnam. Lying 110 nautical miles to the Eastof Ha Long city and 50 nautical miles from the town of...
Situated in the tropical monsoon climate region, Vietnam has one of the most diverse ranges of fruits and vegetables in the world. These fruits and vegetables not only satisfy a domestic demand;...
Vietnam is one of five countries which are forecast to be heavily influenced by climate change, causing an increase in different kinds of severe natural disasters, typically drought and...
Zanamivir is an enzyme neuraminidase inhibitor medicine, used to treat and prevent influenza on human’s body. Now, scientists from the Institute of Chemistry under Vietnam Academy of Science and...
The northern Vietnam Coastal Environment Analysis and Observation Station is a unit under the mission between Vietnam Environment Administration and the Institute of Marine Environment and...
Seas and oceans are the cradle of life. It has provided mankind with a huge amount of food, pharmaceuticals, raw materials, energy, transportation, natural resources. However, any rapid economic...
Research by scientists from the Institute of Chemistry under Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology shows that flavanoid from green tea leaves can be used as medicine to treat cardiovascular...
Vietnam ranged 2nd for liver cancer cases in the world (China as the 1st one) with more than 10,000 new patients annually. Toward this kind of cancer, patients in Vietnam are usually younger than...
Every year, natural disasters such as storm, flood, drought, landslide, river erosion had cause great damage to life and property. The Huong river is the largest river in Thua Thien Hue province...
In the insecta, butterfly is the most well-known group due to their beautiful color, form and friendliness to the human. Many precious, rare and beautiful butterfly species which have small areas...
A new species and breed of scorpion discovered in Tien Son cave in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park has been published in Zookeys international magazine No 71, 2001, by Dr. Lourenco from the...
The development of high-tech agriculture in Da Lat, Ho Chi Minh City and many other provinces and cities throughout the country placed an increasing demand of growing transplants using in vitro...
A atlas of natural conditions, natural resources and environment in Vietnamese territorial waters and its surroundings is a collection of maps which show the results of sea research by...
Both Rhizoctonia solani Kuhn and Fusarium cause serious harm to productivity in many crops such as cereal crops (rice, maize, potatoes), vegetables (nuts, beans, tomatoes, cabbages, lettuces),...
A new species of snake was described from Chu Mom Ray National Park, Kon Tum Province. The new species,Opisthotropis cucae David, Pham, Nguyen & Ziegler, 2011, was named in honour of Mrs. Ho...
Entomopathogenic fungi which belong to a particular fungal group have been involved in research and application in traditional Chinese medicines, drugs and bioactive compound production and...
A new species of treefrog was discovered by scientists from Australia, Vietnam and the USA. Description of the new species was published in the Zootaxa (No. 2727) in December, 2010. Field...
At present, there are about 2000 species of plant viruses that have been discovered and researched, of which, half of them are the main cause of harm to the plants. The extent of damage caused...
A new species of skink was discovered in the northwest of Vietnam by Vietnamese, Russian, and German scientists. The name of this new species, Darevsky’s GroundSkink Scincella darevskii Nguyen,...
Nowadays, strong development and lack of pollutant control in many economic sectors have made environmental pollution more severe than ever before. Many industries such as consumer goods production...
From 1999 to 2009, scientists from The Institute of Biotechnology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, researched several technologies to detoxicate dioxin infected soil by bioremediation at...
At the invitation of the head of the Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI), Dr. Doan Dinh Lam, head of the Sedimentary Research Department under the Institute of Geological Sciences participated...
In the framework of scientific and technological cooperation between the Institute of Natural Products Chemistry under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology and the Institute of Applied...
The fluorescent X-ray spectrometer is widely used in the world to analyze ultimate compositions qualitatively and quantitatively independent from their chemical link. A notable advantage of this...
Scientists from the Institute of Environment Technology under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology successfully produced a VHI-18B noxious industrial solid waste incinerator. The...
One of the basic principles to cope with epidemics is to wipe out germs before they become agents causing epidemics. Therefore, pasteurization technology becomes very important and essential in...
In mid June, the Vietnam National Museum of Nature (VNMN) collected the largest paleontology sample collection in the Central Highlands. All fossils were collected by Mr Hoang Thanh, owner of a...
Researching, finishing and manufacturing lighting technology in place of imported products are an indispensable and meaningful demand in Vietnam now. Over the last 10 years, researches on new...
From 2008 to 2010, the Center for New and Renewable Energy, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences has been carrying out the project “Finish technology and build Biogas cellars in private households...
Floods, a dangerous natural calamity, occur in the Red River Delta annually and controlling floods need more attention and research. The research group for floods of the Institute of Mechanics, the...
A new lizard species for science was recently discovered by the scientists from the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources (VAST, Vietnam), the Zoological Research Museum Alexander...
On the basics of the scientific and technological project at the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology level (2008-2009), the Institute of Natural Products Chemistry successfully studied the...
In 2010, the International Year of Biodiversity, IUCN together with its members and partners want to see the biodiversity at the top of the global agenda, leading to stronger action from all...
The more an older woman weighs, the worse her memory, according to new research from Northwestern Medicine. The effect is more pronounced in women who carry excess weight around their hips, known...
Working overtime can take its toll on more than just sanity. It might be bad for the heart, a new study reveals. Among 6,014 people followed for about 11 years, those who worked 10 or more hours a...
Trying to stay ahead of a deadly disease that has wiped out more than 100 species, scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute continue to discover new frog species in...
Spices will do more than just enhance the taste of ground beef. They may also cut down on the risk of compounds that can cause cancer.
