Oceanography
Sponges - Natural medicine cabinets
Sponge (seaweed) creates glass needles up to meters long, providing effective anti-cancer substances and is able to purify seawater to remove toxins.
Quartz
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Articles about Quartz
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Archeology
Find the giant statue of Egyptian pharaoh Psamtik I
Fragments of Egyptian statue of phamaoh Psamtik I date at least 2,500 years old.
Archeology
Discovered more than 3,000 years of pharaoh statues
On March 9, archaeologists discovered two pharaoh statues dating back more than 3,000 years in a suburb of Cairo's Egyptian capital.
Archeology
Detecting many artifacts of primitive people in the Central Highlands
From hundreds of stone and meteorite artifacts in An Khe town (Gia Lai), archaeologists from Vietnam and Russia evaluated them to be dated to about a million years.
Archeology
Human bone detection dating to 12,000 years in Japan
Okinawa Prefectural Museum on October 19 revealed that human and animal bones and radiocarbon dating tools have been discovered for 12,000 years in a cave in Nanjo City,…
Archeology
Phishing Art: The truth about crystal skulls
Only three months after the Quai Branly Museum in Paris discovered a cherished crystal skull was a mysterious Aztec masterpiece, a fake, the British Museum and the bitte…
Biology
Discover ghosts, flowers of the underworld
Unlike other plants, the underworld flowers are white, without chlorophyll. Instead of creating photosynthesis, it lives parasites.
Environment
This is the cause of the largest volcanic eruption in history
The huge eruption of the Toba volcano in Indonesia triggered a devastating flood of the surrounding area 73,000 years ago.
Photo library
Mysterious universe hidden in natural gems
Natural stones contain subtle beauty with diverse shapes and colors. Admire the gems below to make you startled and surprised.
Photo library
Close up of world of agate, quartz
People often think of stone and gravel as dry. However, Professor Richard Weston's works show another view of the world of these minerals.
Science Events
Biological chips detect cancer early
On June 6, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology agreed to provide IC Design Research and Training Center (ICDREC), in collaboration with Associate Prof.…
Science story
Interesting stories revolve around chemical elements
Chemistry is a rather dry subject, but revolving around finding elements in the periodic table has many strange stories.
Science invention
Vietnam successfully built biological chips
This product is completely designed and manufactured in Vietnam according to microelectromechanical technology (MEMS), which is highly applicable in many fields, especia…
New technology
Paper becomes a high-tech product
Using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology on bank card chips, scientists turned the piece of paper into a high-tech control device.