Vegetation as air con – Plants and trees will keep cities of the future cool

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Things can soon get pretty unpleasant in cities on a hot day. And then trees and shrubs in the right places help us keep our…

‘People must learn to be self-reliant’

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For her research, PhD student Juliet Mubaiwa spent a lot of her…

Real men must have meat?

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A barbecue loaded with spareribs and chops is said to make the…

Using ‘wild genes’ to breed robust lettuce

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Wild lettuce varieties contain more healthy nutrients and are often more resistant…

Birds of a feather

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Are they Ukrainian separatists who have lost their way? Paparazzi from the…
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No ERC grants again

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This year, Dutch universities were awarded 19 consolidator grants worth 2 million…

It suffices to think one drinks alcohol

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When we drink non-alcoholic beer while thinking it is regular beer, the…

Iris attends climate conference in Poland

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The Climate Change Conference in Katowice, Poland, started on Monday. The aim…

Blog: 5 good habits I picked up from the Dutchies

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Some international students are intimidated by the infamous directness and strictness of…

New student challenge: how can we sustainably feed the world?

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People consume too much meat and dairy, which is bad for the…