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Ancient poison named after
1001 mystery

Ancient poison named after

Thousands of years before Joker used poison to make the victim smile when he died in comics, the Phoenician colonists on Sardinia also forced their victims to smile.

December 18, 2018
Deadly marine fish died along 4 central provinces
Oceanography

Deadly marine fish died along 4 central provinces

The coastline running through the provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien - Hue all recorded mass mortality of marine fish, many of which are far-shor…

December 17, 2018
The creatures in the underworld
Oceanography

The creatures in the underworld

The four-year study in remote areas of Australia has helped scientists discover 850 species of organisms living underground.

December 17, 2018
Crustaceans start eating synthetic resin
Oceanography

Crustaceans start eating synthetic resin

At our dining table, sooner or later there will be seafood stuffed with toxic plastic micro-molecules. The diet of marine life has changed.

December 17, 2018
Finding gobies helps corals resist toxic algae
Oceanography

Finding gobies helps corals resist toxic algae

Living among coral branches, Gobiodon histrio will react with a chemical signal released from corals when the coral comes into contact with a brilliant green toxic algae…

December 17, 2018
Decomposing ocean plastic produces toxic chemicals
Oceanography

Decomposing ocean plastic produces toxic chemicals

In the first study to look at what happens to the billions of tons of plastic waste floating on the ocean over the years, scientists have reported that plastic, the mate…

December 17, 2018
Identify toxic seafood
Oceanography

Identify toxic seafood

Through the published research work, scientists at the Institute of Oceanography have identified 39 species of seafood in Vietnamese waters carrying toxins (including fi…

December 17, 2018