Inbreeding threatens Veluwe boar

Science
Groups of wild boar in the Veluwe nature area are fairly isolated from one another despite the wildlife overpasses. The result is inbreeding, as a…

Little risk so far from microplastic

Science
At present, small plastic particles in the environment barely present any risk…

Ring road alternative back on table

Organisation
There is hope again for the opponents of a ring road round…

Chinese cover wins Cover Prize

Science
The Chinese Xiaoxue Sun won the tenth Resource Cover Prize by a…

Record number of much-cited researchers

Nineteen Wageningen researchers can currently consider themselves top scientists, going by the…
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Journal bans soil scientist

The soil scientific journal Geoderma, led by professor Jan Willem van Groenigen,…

The true father of WUR

In-depth
Organisation
The big anniversary year starts in three months’ time. Wageningen University will…

Worm-charming as a competitive sport

On Thursday 20 April the orchard of the organic experimental and teaching…

Scheffer: make nature resilient to hotter climate

You cannot easily fend off climate change, but you can make key…

Gardening on Mars

In a greenhouse in the Binnenveld area near Wageningen, ecologist Wieger Wamelink…