Living in Saharan heat

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If global heating is not brought under control, in 50 years’ time 3.5 billion people will be living in Saharan temperatures, shows a study by…

‘Don’t focus only on food safety’

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Improving food quality means finding a good balance between food safety and…

Sun cream for trees?

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In the Dutch town of Doetinchem last month, nature managers rubbed sun…

Hunger increases without school meals

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Now that schools are locked down in most developing countries due to…

Biological approach is harmful

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Biological treatments for the oak processionary caterpillar are not as harmless as…

Stuck in the ice

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Weeks without daylight, heavy storms and temperatures of down to -40°C. Polar…

Major grant for research on microbial communities

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The Dutch Research Council (NWO), WUR and Delft University of Technology are…

Corona reported in minks: cause for concern?

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Should we be worried and should we reconsider how we cohabit with…

First step towards developing COVID-19 vaccine

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Wageningen virologists and process engineers are working on a vaccine against the…

Applied research on climate-proof arable farming

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Dutch arable farmers are having to cope with droughts and flooding more…