Scientists and policy makers are calling to frame climate change as an emergency, to make quick large-scale political decisions. But is this a good strategy?
New research published today by palaeo-ecologist Dr Timme H. Donders may provide tools for forest management to increase forest resilience to future climate change.
The way plant roots grow turns out to be surprisingly well described by a new computer model. The model could help to cultivate crops that require less fertilisation, pesticides, and watering.
For the first time, researchers have visualised the ‘molecular postman’ that makes sure many important proteins can be delivered to the outside of cells.
There's a well-known Dutch saying 'The rain that falls today, will not fall tomorrow'. But can you also say 'What falls today, will not fall next week'?
The English Wikipedia now has a large number of articles on oceanography after 40 students of Dynamic Oceanography each wrote an article for the platform.
Fourteen Utrecht-based researchers each receive an NWO Vidi scholarship of 800,000 euros. The laureates are going to use this money to develop their own, renewing research projects.
'Comparative research shows that on average the quality of childcare in Denmark and Norway is more likely to be lower than in in the Netherlands, rather than higher.'
During the Junior corona lecture on 12 July, Ton de Boer, Patricia Bruijning and Naomi van Steenbergen answered high school students’ questions about the corona vaccine.
Air quality measurements at street level show that Amsterdam streets with heavy traffic contain up to three times more harmful particles than quieter neighborhoods with fewer cars.
