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Extinction Rebellion gives back room to bats at Nedcar

Extinction Rebellion gives back room to bats at Nedcar

Photo: ANP On Saturday afternoon, around 25 activists removed the foil that was wrapped around the trees in the Sterrebos next to Nedcar in Born. Activists did this to give bats the chance to hibernate in trees. Climbers of Extinction Rebellion pulled leaves and veils from tall trees. VDL Nedcar applied this film to prevent bats from overwintering in hollow …

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Skin scraps, jewelry and condoms: you’ll never see this space in the pool (and that’s good) | Home

Skin scraps, jewelry and condoms: you'll never see this space in the pool (and that's good) |  Home

It’s pitch black there. Chlorine and other chemicals with unpronounceable names constantly sting your eyes and nose. Water continually trickles high against the greasy and smeared walls. It is the bottom of the Almelo swimming pool, or the buffer cellar. And once every two years, divers clean up this unblemished murky lair. But how exactly does it work? Claustrophobic? Then …

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Extinction Rebellion once again gives room to bats in Nedca …

Extinction Rebellion once again gives room to bats in Nedca ...

ANP Productions | Source: ANP Yesterday at 4:59 p.m. On Saturday afternoon, around 25 activists removed the foil that was wrapped around the trees in the Sterrebos next to Nedcar in Born. Activists did this to give bats the chance to hibernate in trees. Climbers of Extinction Rebellion pulled leaves and veils from tall trees. VDL Nedcar applied this film …

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Dataiku opens online museum for data science

Dataiku opens online museum for data science

History of Data Science is a new online experience that focuses on the forerunners and current leaders in data science. From pioneers in uncharted territory in the early days of science and mathematics to modern innovators; to historyofdatascience.com you can find all kinds of information about the data science heroes who have shaped the way we live and think today. …

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The Gouda library rents space in the Chocolate Factory to subsidized organizations without risk of termination

The Gouda library rents space in the Chocolate Factory to subsidized organizations without risk of termination

The Gouda library rents space in the Chocolate Factory to subsidized organizations without risk of termination – 23-10-2021 Gouda – The municipality of Gouda wants the best for a number of cultural institutions and has a generous policy. The Gouda Library, as the main resident of the Chocolate Factory, rents and makes available square meters in this building to entrepreneurs …

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Shadow Places wint Sweco Design Challenge

Shadow Places wint Sweco Design Challenge

The 2021 Sweco Design Challenge prize went to space designer Lucas Zoutendijk from Studio 1: 1. Sweco, in collaboration with the Dutch Design Foundation, launched the What If lab, in which three designers came up with ideas to stimulate connection in public space. In the winning Shadow Places project, Zoutendijk focused on unused space under bridges and viaducts, with new …

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Action groups issue ultimatum to universities

Action groups issue ultimatum to universities

Universities must develop a concrete plan by December 20 to deal with temporary contracts and the high workload in higher education. If they don’t, there will be a nationwide protest on Valentine’s Day. Image: Shutterstock At the opening of the academic year announcement activist groups Casual Academy and 0.7 have already indicated that something will happen if universities do not …

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Study confirms EU leadership in open science

Study confirms EU leadership in open science

With a constant increase over the years and an average success rate of 83% in open access to scientific publications, the European Commission is at the forefront of funders of research and innovation, concludes the consortium of the company PPMI analysis (Lithuania), research and innovation center Athena (Greece) and Maastricht University (Netherlands). The main conclusions of study indicate that the …

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over 99% of climate studies indicate humans are causing climate change

over 99% of climate studies indicate humans are causing climate change

Despite years of controversy over global warming, researchers say the last word has now been said on the issue. That’s a whole topic of discussion: climate change. Because is man the culprit of the current rise in temperatures and all that relates to it? Or is it just a freak of nature? After all, there have been several times in …

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