Phil Schwartz

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How Mice (and Their Characters) Determine Where Trees Grow

How Mice (and Their Characters) Determine Where Trees Grow

About the episode When you walk through a forest, you probably rarely think about how that tree ended up there. Maybe, when you think about it, it looks like a coincidence. Or something that is controlled by the space available and how the tree itself uses it. But University of Maine biologist Ivy Yen knows better, according to The New …

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Why not insects as food for pigs?

Why not insects as food for pigs?

Many domestic and livestock animals can also be fed insects. Dutch Emeritus Professor of Entomology Arnold van Huis (Wageningen University) sees major benefits for animal husbandry. And for you. Phil Schwartz“Food expert. Unapologetic bacon maven. Beer enthusiast. Pop cultureaholic. General travel scholar. Total internet buff.”

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This Herbig-Haro object is a lightsaber in space

This Herbig-Haro object is a lightsaber in space

The force awakens? With a little imagination you can see a lightsaber in the space photo of the week. In reality, what you see here is a so-called Herbig-Haro object. Herbig-Haro objects are small emission nebulae around young stars, created by newly formed stars ejecting gas. This ionized gas collides with other clouds of gas and dust in the environment …

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The narrowest house in Valencia and Europe is not really a house anymore

The narrowest house in Valencia and Europe is not really a house anymore

VALENCIA – The narrowest house or facade in Valencia and Europe is a unique attraction that attracts visitors due to its unusual size and history. The house, also known as ‘La Estrecha’, is only 1 meter and 7 centimeters wide at the front and has a total area of ​​just 9 square meters. However, the house can no longer be …

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New exhibition space entitled ‘LOOK DIFFERENTLY’

New exhibition space entitled ‘LOOK DIFFERENTLY’

Photo: rheden.nieuws.nl VELP – Entitled ‘LOOKING DIFFERENTLY’, Nieuwe Ruimte, Rheden’s visual arts scene, presents an exhibition of the artist of the month from February 5 to 26; Jan van Venrooy. Van Venrooy asked his friends and colleagues Rob van Oosten, Jan van IJzendoorn and Eugène Terwindt to make a visual contribution to this exhibition at Oranjestraat 36a in Velp. What …

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This is how you create the perfect living kitchen

This is how you create the perfect living kitchen

Having a kitchen to live in, also called a kitchen, has become increasingly popular in recent years. Many people dream of creating their own living kitchen in their home. Living kitchen A kitchen to live in is a kitchen where not only one cooks, but which also serves as a living space. In short: a living room or dining room …

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More affordable housing in the Caribbean Netherlands | Information

More affordable housing in the Caribbean Netherlands |  Information

News article | 26-01-2023 | 16:14 Minister Hugo de Jonge has sent the political agenda for housing and spatial planning for the Caribbean Netherlands to the House of Representatives. These plans aim to stimulate housing construction, reduce rental costs, better finance owner-occupied housing and better protect the living environment. In this way, the State, in collaboration with public entities, builds …

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