Animal world
Fishermen catch oarfish, many fear it's a bad omen.
A fisherman caught a rare school of oarfish, numbering up to 50, off the coast of Taiwan. Oarfish are considered...
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Animal world
Top 10 scariest 'olfactory terrorists' in the world
In the wild, there are some species that use their own body odor to create a layer of protection against predators. Here are the top 10 smelliest animals in the world.
Science Events
The first Vietnamese to win Taiwan's international astronomy award
Associate Professor Dr. Hoang Chi Thiem, 45 years old, won the World Young Astronomer Lecture Award presented by Central University in Taiwan and Delta Electronics Corpo…
Environment
Super typhoon Kong-rey causes fear with giant storm eye
Super Typhoon Kong-rey has one of the largest eyewalls ever recorded in the history of storms on Earth,
Environment
Taiwan suffered more than 80 earthquakes overnight
More than 80 earthquakes, the strongest measuring 6.3 magnitude, hit Taiwan's east coast starting from the evening of April 22 to the early morning of April 23.
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Why did Taiwan have little damage despite a strong earthquake?
Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire and regularly exposed to earthquakes, Taiwan is carefully prepared to respond to this type of natural disaster.
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How did this building over 500 meters high still 'survive' after the strongest earthquake in 25 years in Taiwan?
Taiwan (China) just had the strongest earthquake in the past 25 years, but there is a building that is 500 meters high and still stands tall.
Environment
Taiwan's anti-earthquake efforts after the 921 disaster
The earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 2,400 people in 1999 prompted Taiwan to change its construction regulations and focus on strengthening against vibrati…
Environment
Taiwan's Turtle Island 'lost its head' after the earthquake
The first part of Turtle Island (located off the coast of Yilan) collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake occurred on the morning of April 3.
Environment
Following Taiwan, earthquakes occurred in mainland China and Japan
A strong earthquake just shook Mangya City, northwest China this morning (April 4).
Environment
Japan simultaneously issued a tsunami warning after a major earthquake off the coast of Taiwan (China)
A massive 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck near Taiwan (China) just before 9 a.m. Japan time Wednesday (April 3), prompting a tsunami warning to be issued for the souther…
Environment
Houses tilted and mountains collapsed during the Taiwan earthquake
The earthquake in eastern Taiwan caused landslides, many people were trapped in tilted buildings.
Archeology
The mystery of the mother's skeleton was found still carrying the baby after 4800 years
This photo of a stone age skeleton of a mother holding her child in an unearthed common grave has gone viral and attracted a wide range of organisations.
Health
Drugs with potential risk of drug shock during surgical anesthesia
During surgical operations, there are cases when patients are shocked due to drug allergies. However, sometimes the cause can be misidentified as anesthetic, while the i…
Flu epidemic
61 Taiwanese people contracted H1N1 flu, 13 deaths in a week
In the context of the global outbreak of nCoV, Taiwan (China) may have to cope with a bigger pandemic from the H1N1 influenza virus.