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Gate: Remko Vermunt Sunday, January 23 2:45 PM – 2022 BERGEN OP ZOOM – The pediatrician Christiaan van Woerden and the internist-nephrologist Marga Eshuis have both received a check for 10,000 euros from the scientific committee of the Bravis hospital. With this financial support, they can bring their own scientific research to life. “It’s great to see that Bravis, as …

It wasn’t love at first sight when Anna and her family saw the apartment in Stockholm five years ago. It was small (60 m²), dilapidated and grey. But thanks to the beautiful light, they dared: a major renovation to create a cozy nest. Indoor Viewer to… Like: Anna Malmberg (photographer), Joncha Schwartzman (theater and professional musician) and their son Sonny …

The rare Enigma black diamond, at 555 carats, the largest cut diamond in the world, will go under the hammer next month. A rare cosmic wonder, the black diamond at Sotheby’s auction house is called Enigma. According to Guinness World Records, the gem is not only the largest black diamond in the world, it is also the largest cut diamond …

Statue Inez van Vuren Many think they know it: the winter bath. After the holidays, this drizzly marathon along gray January and vicious February, bitter headwind, torrential rain or fierce frost. It may take until mid-April before you get a first glimpse of spring. Finally spring ! Light! Life! The winter bath (“tired, gloomy, apathetic”, describe psychologists symptoms) can be …

No ringing phone to disturb them, or an occasional meeting. Entrepreneur Casper Bakker, co-founder of tech company Picqer, does everything he can to create a peaceful workplace. This is why the company is also reducing the standard working week from 40 hours to 36 hours, for the same salary. With this announcement, he gets the necessary attention on LinkedIn. “We …

A species of ants in India has an exceptional solution when the queen of the colony suddenly dies or disappears: worker ants that turn into queens. Previous research has already found that this ant’s brain can change size depending on its position in the colony. If the queen is missing, a sort of tournament is created in which the ants …

Business parks and workplaces are of great value to the new cabinet. This is the message from the Kennisalliantie Bedrijfsterreinen (SKBN) Foundation to the new Ministers Micky Adriaansens for Economic Affairs and Climate, Rob Jetten for Climate and Energy and Hugo de Jonge for Housing and Spatial Planning. In a letter to these ministers, the SKBN evokes the need to …

Nijmegen Empire Yesterday, 5:56 p.m. • 2 minutes of reading time NIJMEGEN – This should be the biggest and most professional circus space in the east of the Netherlands. The new space of Vasim Circus Space in the former Vasim factory in Nijmegen which is currently being renovated for cultural entrepreneurs. But it won’t come cheap, so circus fanatics have …

Scientists have discovered a healthy reef of giant rose-shaped corals more than 30 meters off Tahiti. This is an important discovery because coral reefs are suffering from climate change. “It is one of the largest coral reefs in the world at more than 30 meters deep,” said a statement from UNESCO, which supports the scientific mission. “The pristine condition of …

Global warming will mean fewer and fewer places to host the Winter Olympics in the near future, according to new research. The event in its current form is under great pressure. Of the 21 cities that have already organized the Winter Games, hardly a single one will be conducive to the practice of winter sports at the highest level by …