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WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Fauci, the White House’s chief adviser during the coronavirus crisis, will step down in December. The famous American virologist (81) was director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) for 38 years. He also directed the immunoregulation laboratory there. “It has been an honor to lead such an extraordinary institution for so long …

Between 2000 and 2017, the built-up area in Fryslân increased from 7.2% to 8.1% of the total land area. This means that Fryslân has relatively the least built-up area in the Netherlands. South Holland is in the lead: the built-up area there fell from 26.3% to 29.1%. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports on this in a new national land use survey. …

After two years without Lowlands, the University of Utrecht was also able to do a lot of research on the festival site last weekend. Because it’s not just about performance and dance, science plays an important role at the festival. For example, over a thousand people visited the Cross of Colors and started a conversation about psychological fragility. “An intense …

Floating artificial leaves can generate clean energy from sunlight and water. The researchers developing the leaves hope they can eventually be used on a large scale at sea, where they can produce a sustainable alternative to oil. The sheets were developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge. They are very thin and flexible devices based on photosynthesis. It is …

Willem van Hanegem disagrees with some of the conclusions drawn after Feyenoord’s 0-1 win over RKC Waalwijk. The club icon saw that the Rotterdam side played a tough game at the Mandemakers Stadium but saw other issues than those raised by other analysts. “A new team is being built and then we always hear: ‘It takes time'”, he launched in …

marine reptiles Because no limestone was mined for eleven days in the Winterswijk quarry, Reumer and his colleagues had the opportunity to search for fossils. They made an unusual find: teeth and vertebrae of marine reptiles. The teeth are definitely from some kind of plesiosaur. For about 174 million years, the Earth was populated by many different species of plesiosaurs, …

What about the second day of Lowlands? Musically, it might not have been the most exciting day, but there was a lot to be had. Sometimes you just have to find it. A simple conclusion can be drawn: every festival should have a band from The Hague in its programming. Simply: because it’s fun, because they bring friends (in this …

Scientists have found a way to destroy some PFAS with a simple soap mixture. These so-called eternal chemicals are present in many everyday objects and can cause serious health problems. The technique, which uses relatively low temperatures and common reagents, was developed by chemists in the United States and China. Their work has been published in the journal Scienceand offers …

On August 20, 1977, 45 years ago in 2022, NASA launched Voyager 2 and shortly after, on September 5, 1977, Voyager 1. The Voyager program is a scientific mission to gain knowledge of the outer planets of our solar system . Even though both probes have now left our solar system, they are still sending information back to Earth. “great …

At Lowlands 2022, the vocal cords will be well lubricated. Not only are the front rows of The Opposites, Arctic Monkeys and Stromae singing, but you can also proudly display your musical talent at Lowlands Science. You wouldn’t expect it, but even your fake canary whine is a valuable contribution to science this weekend. In the Lowlands Science area, several …