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The Quetzalcoatlus has a wingspan as long as a double-decker bus. It is the largest animal that has ever flown. But how he did this has long been a mystery. For a long time, experts were unable to figure out how a giant dino with wings as tall as a giraffe managed to soar into the sky. A team of …

The building is currently managed by Accolade and the Jubbega Multipurpose Building Foundation. The problem is that, since the start of De Kompenije in 2010, the school and childcare facilities, among others, rent less space and therefore bring in less money. This is partly compensated, but partly the Jubbega Multifunctional Building Foundation behind De Kompenije pays for it. This foundation …

(Photo: JS The Hague-Leiden). Leiden, February 24, 2022, 10:40 p.m. by the editorial staff The Young Socialists of The Hague-Leiden want the municipality of Leiden to better monitor the quality of life in student accommodation in the city. That’s why the youngsters walked through Leiden on Thursday with a chicken coop. “Moving into a room is part of student life …

What happened? When it was announced in 2021 that the ships would only have limited passage on the water at the Borssele wind farm, the Watersportverbond immediately presented a defense and filed a notice of objection. The following comments were made: Recent legislation from 2018 stipulates that ships are allowed to continue sailing during the day and under certain conditions …

She has already visited Jessica Dempsey, the new director of ASTRON, from Hawaii this week. A famous female scientist with an impressive track record. But what does the native Australian bring to Drenthe? “I shouldn’t be the one leading the way, I don’t know the way yet,” Dempsey laughs. She takes us to the large telescope at the back of …

VVD: Living on the outskirts and selling property? Late last year, the VVD moved towards a reassessment of Rensenpark with a council-wide motion. Much needed, according to Councilor Marcel Meijer. “The vision of five years ago didn’t work. There were no investors who wanted to invest money in the park. They ran into too many rules and conditions. As a …

National, provincial and local governments need to reserve more space above and below ground for rapid expansion of the power grid. The network operator Stedin makes this call. During the presentation of its annual report, Stedin indicated that it had invested 687 million euros in the management and maintenance of its gas and electricity networks during the past calendar year. …

NIJKERK The municipality of Nijkerk allocates 1.4 million euros for the reconstruction of Oranjelaan and Hoefslag. The objective is to improve road safety as well as the quality of life on the road. Roads are considered important arteries, adjacent to the center of downtown. It is stated that the route is currently unnecessarily used for through traffic connecting to Barneveld …

Knack, in collaboration with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, has developed a tool that visually represents your way of thinking in a unique and colorful creature. At least, for those who don’t think too much in black and white. A white and intact sphere. We all start with that. You will then be presented with explicit statements. On a scale of …

Scientists from Maastricht University and UMC Amsterdam have found in a joint study on muscle tissue aging that the energy balance in the muscles of older and younger exercisers is almost the same. They discovered this by comparing muscle biopsies from subjects of different age groups and physical conditions. One substance – NAD+ – was found to be present to …