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(File photo: Key City). Leiden, March 31, 2022, 3:30 p.m. by the editorial staff As part of the science year “Leiden, European City of Science”, there is now also a science walk. The “Science Route” has been available at VVV Leiden since mid-March. It is a tribute to science in Leiden. “Many people often know that Leiden is a science …

The annual conference addresses the question of how the major transitions we face as a society can contribute to the realization of sustainable residential areas. Why is this topic important for the province of South Holland? South Holland is the most densely populated province in the Netherlands and the population continues to increase. We aim to build 200,000 homes by …

Magnificent, such an illuminated boulevard. And with equally durable LED lamps. But now modern artificial light seems to be hampering marine animal camouflage tactics. If you’re a small sea creature, like a snail, a big part of your life is avoiding predators that want to eat you for lunch. If you’re not fast or strong, you have to be smart. …

It could snow heavily in the next few days. “Some models reach a total rainfall of 45 millimeters,” says meteorologist Reinout van den Born of Weer.nl. And this while we have the sunniest and driest March on record. Meteorologist Reinout van den Born from Weer.nl confirms that this is not an April Fool’s Day joke. ” It is very serious. …

Today, 15:24 † 2 minutes of reading time The ruins of the old Rusthoven brickworks © Martin Drent/RTV Noord Neighbor Harm Jonk would like the site of the former Rusthoven brick factory on the Damsterdiep in Wirdum to be restored to its former glory. That is why he decided to sell a plot of his land of about eighty by …

As a model organism, the 1 millimeter long roundworm C. elegans has been the main protagonist of many biological researches for many years. Now it turns out to be an instrument itself. Detecting diseases such as cancer as early as possible can be vital for a patient. Only incipient tumors are not yet easy to detect with most methods. We …

You need: • a hard-boiled egg (peeled)• a glass bottle with an opening slightly smaller than the egg• long matches or a long lighter• a candle or a strip of thick paper, such as newspaper or cardboard What do you do: Ask the children to put the candle or piece of paper in the bottle and then light it for …

Some time ago, rumors suddenly swirled about a mysterious star warsproject, who if stranger things described in space. Today, it appears that the secret project will be a series on Disney+ and that they are already well advanced in its development. Last month, we learned that a mysterious star warsproject for Disney+ was underway under the title Grammar Rodeo† Bespin …

There’s already been quite a bit of experimentation with the pulp that’s left over after making a cup of coffee, but now researchers think it can be recycled in brain research too. For quite some time people have been wondering how to keep coffee grounds out of the trash can. Ideas have already emerged for methane filters from coffee grounds …

ZIERIKZEE – “The municipality allows it, we have the space, but what we don’t have are the people.” There would be no hut village in Zierikzee without volunteers. The plea for help comes from Dina Levi of Hart van Poortambacht District Council, which organizes the annual carpentry festival for children on the Hatfield Park lawn. There hasn’t been a village …