Phallus indusiatus, commonly known as the veiled lady, bamboo fungus, bamboo pith fungus, or bridal veil stinkhorn, is a highly nutritious species occurring predominantly in tropical regions, especially in bamboo forest habitats. It is called “rain mushroom” because it typically appears after heavy rainfall.
During the implementation of the scientific and technological project “Research on the potential distribution of native plant species for the restoration of tropical forest ecosystems in Gia Lai Province”, a research team from the Institute of Tropical ecology, under the Joint Vietnam-Russia Tropical Science and Technology Research Center has identified a plant species new to science.
Researchers from the Joint Vietnam-Russia Tropical Science and Technology Research Center have recently described two new species of the genus Viriola (Gastropoda: Triphoridae) in Vietnam.
Scientists from the Joint Vietnam-Russia Tropical Science and Technology Research Center, in collaboration with their colleagues, have discovered a new species in the Song Hinh Protective Forest in Phu Yen province, southern Vietnam.
In March 2025, researchers from the Institute of Tropical Ecology at the Joint Vietnam-Russia Tropical Science and Technology Research Center recorded a pair of Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus Gould, 1864) at Ba Be Lake, located within Ba Be National Park, Bac Kan Province.
The international scientific journal Alytes recently published the discovery of a new Tylototriton species in Cao Bang Province, Vietnam.
The Oriental Pied Hornbill, scientifically named Anthracoceros albirostris (Shaw & Nodder, 1807) belongs to the family Bucerotidae within the order Bucerotiformes.
In 2023, researchers from the Institute of Tropical Ecology, Joint Vietnam-Russia Tropical Science and Technology Research Center, carried out a study on the avian diversity in the wetlands of the Red River Delta during the migratory season and recorded two species, the Black-faced Spoonbill and the Eurasian Spoonbill, at Xuan Thuy National Park, Nam Dinh Province.
During the survey along the Hao Son-SSuoi Sau route (Deo Ca Special Use Forest), scientists recorded the presence of the Southern Vietnam Box Turtle (Cuora picturata), which weighs about 1 kg. This turtle is extremely rare and endemic to the Phu Yen region and neighboring provinces.
Barramundi (Lates calcarifer), an economically important species for mariculture in the Asia-Pacific region, has been threatened by various infectious diseases. Lates calcarifer herpes virus (LCHV) is a newly emerging virus which was first reported in farmed barramundi in 2015.
