Ant wasps (Mutillidae) are insects that look a lot like ants, but are actually wasps. Females are wingless. Ant wasps are much hairier than ants, which is why they are nicknamed velvet ants. There are around 8,000 species of ant wasps in the world, only three of which are in the Netherlands. In a recent publication in the specialist journal …

OSSENDRECHT – We don’t know if he saw Ossendrecht from space, but what we do know is that astronaut André Kuipers is coming to Ossendrecht. Reading On January 19, at the initiative of the Ossendrechtse Dorps platform, he will give an educational conference at ZuidWest Hoek College, in which he will highlight sustainability and thermal transition. To discover After the …

BLADEL – The location of a new section of fast cycle path on the N284 in Bladel is a topic of discussion, he emerged during a briefing on Thursday. The people of Boskant and Heeleind do not want the road to cross their street. Not everyone agrees on the other two alternatives either. Bladel is looking for the best route …

The Glasgow climate summit has been underway for a week. Important choices are made about how we should deal with climate change. And when it comes to the climate, we see a lot of doomsday scenarios. Hoffman is studying how we can create more imagination, commitment and ingenuity in the fight against global warming. Imagination of the future “We are …

BACK OF HILL The council of the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug wants two solar fields within the municipal boundaries. A plan to this effect was sent to city council on Tuesday. It is an eleven hectare solar field, spread over two locations on the end road in Overberg and a 12.5 hectare solar field on the Ameronglawing in Amerongen. The …

After a week of fine words and even better intentions, the end of the game begins at the Climate Summit in Glasgow. In the coming days, it should become clear what agreements world leaders are reaching among themselves to fight global warming. On behalf of Europe, the negotiations are being led by two Dutch people, among others. Frans Timmermans, climate …

A fire broke out this morning in a gymnasium in the Phoenixstraat in Haarlem. This is Kenamju, the gymnasium of judo coach Cor van der Geest. No one was injured, but the damage to the technical room is significant. This is where the fire started this morning. NewsPhoto “The electricity is controlled in this room and there are pumps, in …

Lysenko vs. Vavilov The battle between one scientist who really wanted to know and the other who said what the power wanted to hear went down in history as a tragic event for science. The hot air of agronomist Lysenko was welcomed by Stalin, and botanist Vavilov had a rotten end. In his first historical novel The Leningrad Plant Hunter …

Thanks to the measured gravitational waves, we know that there are a number of extremely massive black holes in galaxies. Yet, they cannot be seen with an ordinary telescope. How is it possible? Astronomers now think they know the answer. Our telescopes have a blind spot for massive black holes In this audio you can hear researcher Peter Jonker (SRON …

As part of this program, swans are ringed and fitted with GPS / GSM transmitters, both in Russian breeding grounds and in Belgian wintering grounds. The data thus produced are accessible to the general public. The movements of the marked swans are visualized online on a geographic application. (At the top of the page you have to click on the …