Category: science

Eric Scherder, professor of clinical neuropsychology, described the research as a “special discovery.”EO . image It’s like in that old children’s song: “Wake up with a tune in your head: It’s just a miracle, it’s just luck.” When we listen to music, the reward system in our brain is stimulated,…

After a slow start, South Africa has accelerated the pace of vaccination. During the past week, 220 thousand people were vaccinated daily, the goal is 300 thousand. With massive vaccine deliveries on the way and vaccines being produced locally, the South African authorities are aiming to vaccinate 35 of the…

Smectite looks like ordinary rock but was formed by water long ago. Smith and his team placed several samples of smectite in a cylinder designed to measure how radar signals interact with it. He also froze the samples in liquid nitrogen to minus 50 degrees Celsius, a temperature close to…

ARNHEM / RENKUM / HEELSUM – The unpleasant odor that residents of Heelsum and Renkum experience from the Parenco paper mill is “healthy undesirable”. This is the conclusion of GGD after extensive research on smell. Residents of Rinkum and Hilsum have been complaining for years about the bad smell of…

Article authors Competition does not benefit science (27/7) They are not, I suppose, practitioners of the natural or exact sciences. There are indeed many similarities between these sciences and major sports – a comparison made by NWO President Marcel Levy that has been criticized by the authors cited in their…

How do you build muscle? What happens to your muscle tissue if you can’t or aren’t allowed to move? What is the effect of diet on this mechanism? To find an answer to these questions, researchers followed the smallest building blocks of muscle tissue: amino acids, and this provides fascinating…

Huan Huan, a female panda loaned by China to the Beauval Zoo in France, gave birth to twins at night from Saturday to Sunday. Newborn pandas are in good health. The twins, who were born just after 1 a.m., are the new addition to the panda family at the French…

The arm of a robot made in the Netherlands has arrived at the International Space Station after a flight that lasted more than a week. There, the 11-meter-long arm will assist residents with spacewalks, inspections, and science experiments, among other things. The European Robotic Arm (ERA) has been linked to…

We’re all familiar with the expression “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” and there seems to be some truth to that. But apples are not the only fruit that is good for your health. According to a new study, eating (half) a grapefruit daily is very beneficial for…

He. She UNESCO World Heritage Committee The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed the frescoes of the Italian city of Padua (Padova) on the World Heritage List during its international conference in Fuzhou (China). The frescoes can be found in eight religious and civic buildings in the…