Soft material break like a water jet

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Soft materials such as gelatine and yoghurt can be damaged and break, just like glass, concrete and other hard materials.

Tits lay eggs earlier in warm spring

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PhD candidate Irene Verhagen discovered that the temperature determines directly when great…

Beating malnourishment with traditional drinks

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Traditional Zambian drinks such as mabisi and munkoyo could help children get…

Health is also food industry’s responsibility

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The food industry has a responsibility toward people regarding nutrition-related health problems…

Herd behaviour can lead to healthy choices

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It is a well-known phenomenon that people like to buy what others…

New light on riddle of bird migration

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The migration of seabirds has long been a bit of a mystery.…

Breeding good farmed fish is a precise business

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Livestock breeders develop animals with particular traits such as a high milk…

‘Wild fathers are good for kids’

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Two stair gates?? That’s overdoing it! Marije van Doorn-van Atten’s husband is…

‘Get away from focus on weight’

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The younger children are when you start treating them for overweight, the…

‘Researchers are failing to share their results with the general public’

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Bananas heal cancer and vaccines cause autism. Fernando Garcia calls on scientists…