Etiket: Science
Science fiction, fierce realism and a debut: who will win the Libris Literature Prize this year?
Sacha Bronwasser, Esther Gerritsen and Rob van Essen are among the best-known nominees of the Libris Literature Prize for the best novel of the year this year. They are on…
ASTRON director Jessica Dempsey: ‘The time is over when we did not want women in science’
Women in high positions in science are scarce. Jessica Dempsey, director of ASTRON, knows this better than anyone. She wants to turn that tide and is therefore appealing to female…
Who are the most handsome men in the world (according to science)
LThe most beautiful man in the world, the perfect one, exists. And he is not just one. At least, according to science. In recent years, in fact, with the support…
Has this flu virus disappeared due to our lockdowns? “Would be the first time that we eradicated such a virus strain through our behavior” | Science & Planet
It seems that in our effort to beat back the coronavirus, we have also made a certain flu virus extinct. The influenza B/Yamagata virus has disappeared from the map since…
‘Welcome to the moon’: first commercial moon landing ever successful | Science
updateThe commercial lunar lander Nova-C, nicknamed Odysseus, from the American company Intuitive Machines successfully landed close to the south pole of the moon during the night from Thursday to Friday.…
Fate of commercial lunar lander unclear: no sign of life | Science
It is not clear how the landing of a commercial aircraft on the moon’s surface ended. About ten minutes after its scheduled arrival, the lander had not yet sent any…
Copy of ‘Das Kapital’ given by Marx to Darwin on display in Kent | Science
When the founder of socialism sent the father of the theory of evolution a copy of Das Kapital, his critical analysis of capitalism, he gave the book this dedication: “From…
▶ First death from ‘Alaskapox’ in US: how dangerous is this disease? | EXPLAINED – Science
For the first time, a person has died from ‘Alaska pox’. The US Department of Health made this this month known. But what exactly is Alaska pox? How do you…
Dutch biologist Freek Vonk discovers new ‘giant snake’ in Amazon rainforest: “This is extremely special” | Science & Planet
The Dutch scientist Freek Vonk has fourteen international colleagues a new species of giant snake discovered. The biologist, who in addition to a successful TV career also conducts a lot…
Rise of West Nile virus in Europe: habitat of infected mosquitoes is expanding due to climate change | Science & Planet
It was previously suspected that climate change is the cause of the rise of the West Nile virus in Europe, but this has now been confirmed for the first time…