Category: science

In Delft, the ESA space agency and the research institute Deltares conducted tests in a large aquarium to see if it was possible to detect plastic in our oceans using satellite instruments. Can we detect plastic in our oceans using satellite instruments? Despite the fact that five different teams are…

It is a big problem that the QR codes in the Coronacheck app are still valid after a positive test. They do it best in Belgium, according to Bert Nesters, head of clinical virology at UMCG. Meanwhile, our RIVM English equivalent is watching with Argus eyes a new mutation of…

The Glasgow Climate Summit at the end of this month will be all about saving what can be saved. These nine charts immediately show how fast warming is progressing. Martin KeulmansOctober 19, 2021, 17:27 When world leaders from around the world gather on October 31 in the futuristic-designed buildings of…

In Flanders and Brussels, twenty Flemish public associations hold a working day on Tuesday to demand a better flow of information between general practitioners and specialists. In the first place, they would like to thank the specialists who have already sent good reports, but note that this can be done…

Do you like to walk? Try doing it a little differently next time. Walking backwards will be healthier for you. And as crazy as it may sound, after reading this article, you’ll probably want to photograph it. Somewhere in the woods where no one can see you. Why don’t you…

celebration invitations Saturday 9 October 14 o’clock calls the Norwegian Energy Agency to celebrate World Mental Health Day, on the ground floor of the Kristiansand Public Library. This is done in collaboration with Lpp, Blue Cross, A-alarm, Mental Health, Kilden Dial and SSHF. During the celebration, textbooks and music will…

Curators of this year’s science gala, Sarti van Kamp and Eric de Jong (together they are Spenface), spoke with scientist Robert Dijgraf about art, music, science and this year’s gala theme: Common Sense. Jim JansenOctober 17 2021, 07:47 Science Robbert Dijkgraaf: “For me, science makes life worth living. It is…

“The man who killed five people with a bow and arrow in Kongsberg, Norway, on Wednesday has been taken to a medical facility,” Prosecutor Anne-Erene Svane-Mattiasen said today. The Norwegian court ruled that the offender would remain in pretrial detention for another four weeks. More and more questions are being…

Prominent climate scientists warn that 2050 is too late to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to practically zero. Scientists involved in the UN IPCC climate panel told NOS that the year mentioned in the European Green Deal and Dutch climate law should actually be brought forward for ten years, to 2040…

Do you have ADHD and do you regularly lie awake in bed for hours? you’re not the only one. About eighty percent of adults with ADHD have this. This insomnia, in turn, can have a negative effect on ADHD. We explain what you need to know about the relationship between…