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The trash problem above our heads
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The trash problem above our heads

Space trash: it's a problem that concerns all of us, more than we might realise. Why exactly?

Martijn Pellegrom • June 10, 2021

Fact-checking of misleading visuals
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Fact-checking of misleading visuals

Fact-checking is hot. Platforms for fact-checking and Twitter accounts that fight fake news and misleading information are popping up everywhere. But most of this fact-checking skips an important source of misinformation: visuals.

Soraya Schachtschabel • June 03, 2021

Sea, sand & stars: Astronomy on the Caribbean islands

Sea, sand & stars: Astronomy on the Caribbean islands

What could be better than a sun-drenched day and a starry night sky? Editor Nashanty Brunken takes you out of corona-isolation and into the history of Caribbean astronomy.

Nashanty Brunken • May 20, 2021

Why philosophy isn't dead: A conversation with James McAllister and Vincent Icke

Why philosophy isn't dead: A conversation with James McAllister and Vincent Icke

Sometimes we think that science has taken the place of philosophy. To see if that's actually the case, editor Bàrbara Levering talks with none less than James McAllister and Vincent Icke.

Bàrbara Levering • May 13, 2021

The pandemic you forgot about - Part I

The pandemic you forgot about - Part I

Corona has halted much of life. But in the meantime, other pandemics rage on, like the on caused by the HIV-virus. Or had you already forgotten about that one?

Callum Griffiths • May 06, 2021

Publishing: For science or for profit?

Publishing: For science or for profit?

Publishing a scientific research is a much too complicated process, according to some. Editor Sanne van Beek investigates by talking to experts and those with experience in the matter.

Sanne van Beek • April 29, 2021

The painter of the formulas on the walls: Jan Willem Bruins (1946 - 2021)

The painter of the formulas on the walls: Jan Willem Bruins (1946 - 2021)

Jan Willem Bruins, the painter of the wall formulas of Leiden, has died on 8 april at 74 years old.

Michiel de Groot • April 26, 2021

Growing a leg like a lobster, could we do that too?

Growing a leg like a lobster, could we do that too?

Lobsters can grow back lost limbs. If nature has developed that gift once, could we recreate it?

Ayse Emirdoğan, Jessica Hoang and Astrid de Vries • April 22, 2021

Magic with CRISPR-Cas: Conjuring a unicorn with DNA

Magic with CRISPR-Cas: Conjuring a unicorn with DNA

Always wanted a unicorn? Or a luminescent bunny? To see if this is fact or fiction, editor Soraya Schachtschabel talks with the experts.

Soraya Schachtschabel • April 15, 2021

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