Scientists caught young hammerhead sharks and placed them in a pool surrounded by copper wire. This allowed researchers to simulate magnetic signals. They reproduced the signals from where the animals were captured, in Saint George Sound, and from positions 375 miles (600 km) north and south of that location. Shark reaction When the signals came from the south, the animals …

The renovated Stationsplein. Photo: Erik Van Eycken Bonheiden / Rijmenam – Rijmenam is one of the nominated (sub) municipalities competing for the 2021 Public Space Prize. The center of the village has been meticulously addressed, for example the renovation of Stationsplein and the ovond at the church. The Prix de l’Espace Public, an organization of the Point Info Espace Public, …

I thought: this is my path for decades to come, ”says Hans Plets (1968). But the Flemish astronomer moved from university to the Belgian KNMI and recently became CEO of a company that trains air traffic controllers. “My parents laughed: your gaze descends from the stars to the ozone layer and now finally to the ground.” Somewhere along the way, …

Why does a seal swim with its abdomen and a sea lion with its front fins? Go forward! Very funny, intelligent, but where does this difference in swimming technique come from in very similar animals? The difference is so remarkable that biologists have long suspected that seals and sea lions had different ancestors. But genetics refuted that: the species are …

Animal husbandry | Online 05/15/2021 15:41 At the start of the “Short Chain Week” on Saturday 15 May, Flemish Minister for the Environment Zuhal Demir (N-VA) visited farmer Johan Janssen in Oudsbergen (Opglabbeek) of the Tievishoeve in Limburg . VAccording to the minister, this type of business is the farm of the future: family-run, sustainable, small-scale and based on an …

How are species born? Where does all this biodiversity on Earth come from? Biologist Martine Maan attempts to answer this question by examining fish from Lake Victoria, Africa, and appears to be on the trail of a promising mechanism of speciation. How do new species emerge? To enter the fish laboratory of Martine Maan and her colleagues, you have to …

Chances are, you will need to remove your umbrella this weekend. The weather will be changeable this weekend, with a bit of sun here and there. This reports the meteorological agency Weather Plaza. “This weekend we often have showers,” says Raymond Klaassen of Weerplaza. “Saturday in particular looks quite dark, with little room for the sun.” We owe the changing …

Did you miss the Sedoc sports laboratory? Watch the full show here In a new season of Sportlab Sedoc, Gregory Sedoc and scientists analyze in great detail the potential gold races of four Dutch contenders for medals at the Olympic Games in Tokyo next summer. Every Friday at 10:20 pm on NPO 2. Metal of Honor Over the next few …

The seventh stage started with Attila Valter, the first Hungarian to wear the Giro leader’s jersey. Directly from the start, three riders started: Simon Pellaud (Androni-Giocatolli), Mark Christian (EOLO-Kometa) and Umberto Marengo (Bardiani-CSF). By then it was already clear that they would be riding the front all day long, with the peloton making no effort to recapture the three leaders. …

With the “evergreens”, songs that we still sing after years, a “pure and repeated” melody is particularly important. “These are ‘catchy tunes’. It is important that you hear the melody of these songs at least once without intermediate accompaniment. Because the accompaniment is a distraction, ”explains the musicologist. Just dance If we look specifically at the songs on Eurovision Song …