A contract for the main work on the Lai Chau hydro-power plant was signed yesterday for VND11.17 trillion (US$532 million). Work will be carried out by the Song Da Corporation.

The British Antarctic Survey scientist Joe Farman, who helped identify the "hole" in the ozone layer over the southern pole, has died.

Scientists have studied two dead stars that give us a glimpse, they say, of what our Solar System might look like a few billion years from now.

Viet Nam should create a master plan for the national energy system, said President of Viet Nam Energy Association (VEA) Tran Viet Ngai at a forum on energy and oil investment and sustainabl [ … ]

A jab that protects against poisonous spider venom may become a reality one day, early research suggests.

A satellite that can "weigh" the Earth's forests has just been given the go ahead by the European Space Agency.

The organizers of the "Find the 2nd Vietnamese astronaut" program have said that up to 3,490 young people have registered for the selection, which was launched three weeks ago.

 A fossilized elephant tusk that can be dated back at least 10,000 years has been discovered in east China's Anhui Province, local cultural heritage authorities said Monday.

The world's first gun made with 3D printer technology has been successfully fired in the US.

A plane powered only by the Sun has completed the first leg of a journey that aims to cross the US.