A new amphibian was discovered by a group of scientists and biologists in the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve in the central city following researches between 2012-18, and a scientific report of the new species was released in the scientific magazine, Zootaxa – a peer-reviewed scientific mega journal for animal taxonomists, on March 1st.

More than 100 rarely seen fish species were hauled up from a deep and cold abyss off Australia during a scientific voyage, researchers said Wednesday, including a cousin of the "world's ugliest animal" Mr Blobby.

A beautifully coloured frog found in the limestone mountains of Việt Nam, two mole species found by a team of Vietnamese and Russian scientists, and the Vietnamese crocodile lizard are among 115 new species discovered by scientists in the Greater Mekong region in 2016, according to a new report released yesterday by the World Wide Fund for Nature.

Researchers have found 381 new species in the Amazon rainforest, the World Wildlife Fund announced on Wednesday, warning that the discoveries were all in areas threatened by human activity.

 Mexican scientists said Wednesday they have discovered the fossilized remains of a previously unknown species of giant sloth that lived 10,000 years ago and died at the bottom of a sinkhole.

Dr Vũ Anh Tài has just been honoured as one of the 400 role models for his outstanding discoveries for Việt Nam and the world’s biology science. But little did people know that the scientist began his biologist career with the monthly wage as little as VNĐ300,000 (US$13). That was to pay for his basic life needs, and scientific research also.

It was the latest episode in an agricultural saga encompassing the extinction of the world’s most popular banana some 60 years ago and the looming threat to the world banana crop from a more resilient version of the same disease.

Chư Mom Ray National Park, Kon Tum Province in the Central Highlands of Việt Nam is home to a rehabilitation centre for many endangered species of monkeys and gibbons. The forest boasts many mysteries, waiting to be uncovered by scientists.

The Central Highlands provinces have good potential for growing macadamia, but more studies are needed to grow the nut, according to the Central Highlands Steering Committee.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc met on Thursday with visiting Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, hailing the friendship between the two countries and their people.