Photo: Afghan National Police The British economy grew in the first quarter of this year. During that period, the UK suffered strikes in many sectors and car sales were historically low, the UK Statistics Office reported. This led to the economy contracting in March, while a minimum growth of 0.1%…
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Red squirrels caused leprosy among the medieval English
One side effect of the Covid pandemic is a renewed interest in so-called zoonotic diseases. They are infectious diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans through direct or indirect contact. Scientists are beginning to look back in time and at conditions about which there is still uncertainty. For…
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Papas’ new single – “Rosa”
PAPPAS is a brand new project designed by Wouter Souvereyns and Ruben Vanhoutte. You may know Souvereyns as the guitarist for the indie pop band Warhola, but he has also been making music on his own for several years under the alias WZA. He’s already released three EPs, flipping between…
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Applying for jobs a thousand times while the candidate is asleep? Candidates and Artificial Intelligence (2/5)
In the second of this five-part article on using AI for candidates: stories about software developers submitting thousands of AI applications and how job seekers train themselves to become “job search engineers” via YouTube. Who chooses whom? On the one hand, the candidate intelligently uses ChatGPT to create a resume…
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Mother’s Day or Día de la Madre is on May 5 in Spain
Spanish mothers will be pampered on Mother’s Day or “Día de la Madre” on Sunday, May 5 (2024). In Spain, Mother’s Day is always celebrated on the first Sunday in May, which differs, for example, from the Netherlands and Belgium where Mother’s Day is celebrated on the second Sunday in…
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Has life on Earth become more diverse due to the decline of the magnetic field?
About the episode There have been several waves in our planet’s history in which life on Earth suddenly became more complex and diverse. But researchers don’t yet know as much as they would like exactly why this is. In many cases, it may be a combination of several factors. But…
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Nice, all those flowering plants – but not a good sign
And there is spring! Flower bulbs, fruit blossoms, sun! But something strange happens. All the plants seem to bloom at the same time. what is going on? Perhaps due to the extra boost from El Niño, global warming has temporarily accelerated after this long expected winter, and we are looking…
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Are you growing up healthy? This is how you do it
Image: Unsplash How do you age healthily? Without all kinds of faults, preferably a bit active and everything is fine mentally. Fortunately, there are many tips for getting to 100 in good shape. We list them for you. You may have to work on all kinds of brain exercises for…
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Linda Wagon Makers looks at her ‘amazing’ Eurovision Song Contest dress | RTL Street
The Eurovision Song Contest is coming up, and this brings back memories of former participant Linda Wagonmakers (48). Linda from Stockholm participated in 2000 and finished thirteenth with forty points. Linda’s performance remained in everyone’s memory for a long time, especially because of her striking dress. She says this in…
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To their surprise, astronomers found no methane on the night side of a known exoplanet
About the episode The exoplanet WASP-43b is similar to Jupiter in size and mass, but is nothing like the known gas giant. The planet orbits its star very closely, making it permanently day on one side and permanently night on the other. A planetary year, i.e. the time the planet…
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