Strange sun shadow phenomenon during solar eclipse in North America

Russia successfully launched its first heavy-lift rocket from the Far East

TPO - On April 11, Russia successfully launched the Angara-A5 rocket from the Vostochny cosmodrome in Amur province, the country's Far East, after two consecutive days of last-minute cancellations due to technical problems.

West Antarctica melts, which cities in Vietnam could be submerged?

TPO - Melting ice in West Antarctica will release a large amount of water, raising the global average sea level by about 16 feet, enough to make some cities around the world disappear completely.

Darwin's bark spider spins silk to 'build a bridge' 25m long

TPO - Thanks to its extremely unique silk spinning mechanism and knowing how to take advantage of air currents, the Darwin bark spider can build a 25m long "bridge" across the river to start creating a trap to catch prey.

How are skyscrapers earthquake resistant?

TPO - Shock absorbers are used in skyscrapers around the world, including the Taipei 101 tower in Taiwan (China), Steinway in New York (USA) and the Burj al-Arab building in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), helping them "miraculously" survive earthquakes.

We can predict phenomena in the universe, why are we still helpless with earthquakes?

TPO - Why are earthquakes so difficult to predict and how can we predict them better? To answer that, we need to understand some of the theories behind how earthquakes happen.

Vietnam's Robot Dog 'Stirs Up' International Trade Fair

TPO - On April 3, the 33rd Vietnam International Trade Fair - Vietnam Expo opened in Hanoi. Smart robots, called "dog robots" by a Vietnamese company, attracted a large number of visitors by walking, standing, sitting, bowing... like real dogs.

Why do total solar eclipses occur more often in the Northern Hemisphere than in the Southern Hemisphere?

TPO - Every location on Earth is in the shadow of at least one total solar eclipse, but some places experience more of these events than others. For example, a person living north of the equator is twice as likely to see a total solar eclipse as someone south of the equator. Why is that?

Discover the surprise on the national flag, which color is used the most?

TPO - The most used color has a rate of 30.3%, while the least used color only appears on 2 flags.

Solutions to living with drought and salinity in the Mekong Delta

TPO - On March 27, in Can Tho City, Tien Phong Newspaper in collaboration with Can Tho University organized a workshop on Living with drought and salinity in the Mekong Delta. The workshop was attended by representatives of ministries, leading experts in the fields of water resources and climate change, and representatives of 7 localities suffering from severe drought and salinity in the region.

When will sea level rise peak?

TPO - Sea levels are rising as climate change rapidly melts glaciers and ice sheets, and the amount of water in the oceans expands in a warming world. But have sea levels ever been higher than they are now? And when did they peak?

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