3 million per dayWhales near Auckland in New Zealand eat around 3 million microplastic particles per day. Researchers at Leiden University and the University of Auckland came to this conclusion in a study of whale droppings. Thijs Bosker, associate professor at Leiden University, participated in the study. He explains, “Microplastics are tiny particles of plastic that are found everywhere in …

De Doelder lives with his wife and children at the Parelduikerhof and filed an objection with ideas to ask the municipality to take measures to prevent the nuisance. According to him, residents are not against the ice rink, but the neighborhood is concerned about the nuisance. “We want the municipality to guarantee that it will not make the same mistake …

The province of Zeeland presented the first sketches of the roof of the Meester van der Heijden quarry to the inhabitants of Nieuw-Namur and the neighboring Belgian village of Kieldrecht. The roof is intended to protect the neglected and overgrown quarry – a special geological monument in East Flanders where layers of earth 10 million years old have risen to …

Upcoming facility to serve as America’s sustainable aquaculture center on Earth Jonesport, Maine, November 29, 2021– (working threadKingfish, a pioneer and leader in sustainable terrestrial aquaculture, has announced that it has finalized the purchase of land for its new facility in Jonesport, Maine. When complete, the facility will serve as Kingfish’s first manufacturing facility in the United States, as the …

“It’s time to put our colonial past behind us.” So said former Governor General Sandra Mason, who was sworn in at midnight local time as Barbados’ very first president. The small island of just under 300,000 inhabitants gained independence from Great Britain in 1966, but continued to fall under the kingdom. British empire The island nation was once part of …

Photo: ANP Hurricane Ida is a severe Category 4 storm today, the same day it made landfall in the US state of Louisiana. People have fled New Orleans and other coastal areas in droves due to the massive damage expected. The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported early overnight (local time) that the hurricane had reached wind speeds of up …

In three different experiments, physicists saw the development of a Pauli blockade: a quantum phenomenon in which a dense, cloudy quantum gas suddenly becomes transparent. This is the first time that this phenomenon has been observed. If you cool a dense cloud of quantum gas enough, you can see through it. This phenomenon, which in English Pauli blocking mentioned, had …

Having worked as an MSP (Managed Service Provider) for 17 years, Lucas Meadowcroft knows what IT partners face and what their biggest challenges are. With this experience, he created the company Tribu at the beginning of last year. He wants to make the work of IT partners and their helpdesk employees easier, with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), among …

China and the United States will join forces to tackle climate change in the current decade. Chinese chief negotiator Xie Zhenhua and his US colleague John Kerry said this at the Glasgow climate summit on Wednesday evening, international news agencies reported. In a joint statement, the two countries say they “recognize the seriousness and urgency of the climate crisis”. The …

Have you been halfway around the world or do you know someone who has packed their bags? Then we are looking for your special story. The ad is being loaded … For a section on Indebuurt Alkmaar we are looking for adventurous globetrotters who have found their happiness outside of Alkmaar. Did you stay in England after your studies or …