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About the episode If you can predict when a turtle nest will hatch, you can protect them much better. A special egg-shaped sensor should help with this. The sea turtle is in poor condition all over the world. So there are various attempts to protect different species. For example, there is a GPS egg that can be tracked when poachers …

Society is increasingly demanding in the field of climate, nature and the environment, and the tasks land on the farm. Many farmers and horticulturists ask themselves: “What place is there for me in the Netherlands?” It’s getting closer, for example with the return of the wolf. Should farmers and their livestock pay to give this animal a place in the …

Even if it was “only” a partial eclipse, it remains special. The moon moved past the sun this week above the heads of billions of people on Earth. Tonie MudeOctober 28, 202210:00 Photographers set out to capture the light show in all sorts of variations. A partial solar eclipse always seems to have spiritual significance to some. On a beach …

Eurostar and the NS currently run four trains a day to London (and four back).AEP picture Because more space will be available, more travelers will be able to board the CS than today: this number may increase from 250 to 600. This means that the Amstelpassage, which currently serves as a passage for passers-by, will soon more accessible without having …

And these places are unfortunately often petrified and therefore susceptible to flooding and heat stress and therefore not climate resistant. If nothing changes, it is expected that in thirty years the average wind chill on a summer day in a business park will reach 40.8 degrees Celsius. So not really pleasant to stay. We can do something about that with …

Like a piece of nature, the “Java Man” fossils do not belong to the Netherlands or Indonesia. They belong to all of humanity, says Carel von Vaupel Klein, a former associate professor of systematic zoology at Leiden University. Carel de Vaupel-KleinOctober 28, 202201:00 As plundered heritage, ‘Java man’ belongs to Indonesia, says loyalty in the editorial commentary (October 20) after …

A lot of people thought he was crazy before. A week without whatsapp, instagram, twitter and your banking app? Where to start ! It didn’t work either. On the first day of his experiment, Uilenbroek arrives too late for his appointment with cognitive psychologist Stefan van der Stigchel. No google maps in his pocket, and his outdated navigation box sends …

About the episode How do we keep cities green, make better use of space on our rooftops, and ensure we have enough food? By using the air from ventilation systems more intelligently, think American researchers. Rooftop gardens already exist, of course, but the plants growing there have to deal with more solar radiation, more wind and less humidity due to …

Next Friday, a first group of asylum seekers will arrive at the temporary crisis emergency shelter on the Zuiderhazedwarsdijk in Petten. While hard work is still underway to make the shelter habitable, residents of Petten can already pay a visit. And the interest is great. Visiting the temporary shelter sparks many curious residents – NH Nieuws/Kelly Blok The temporary shelter, …

The plans for the Raadhuisplein are widely known. A project developer has bought Haderaplein and will realize apartments, commercial spaces and a supermarket with its own parking lot. After legal clashes with local residents, construction will soon begin. But is that the whole story? What will the whole place actually look like? We would like to know now. After years, …