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Soon to see up to 110 ‘shooting stars’ per hour!

Get ready for – hopefully – a beautiful night, as the conditions are particularly favorable this year. Every year there are a few beautiful star...

What is the most beautiful space photo of 2021? Vote for your favourite!

Every year Scientias.nl publishes the top ten space photos of the year. Just like in previous editions, you decide this year which photos...

Herring stocks collapsed 500 years ago

Autumn spawning Baltic herring. (Image: Aquarium GEOMAR / Jan Steffen) Overfishing is now threatening herring and cod stocks, and in parts of the Baltic...

Mars robot takes amazing selfie in rocky Martian landscape

Curiosity snapped this picture just before heading for its next scout location: a U-shaped mountain pass. Mars rover Curiosity regularly captures itself and its beautiful...

Apple trees pass on their microbiome

Red Gala variety apple tree. (Image: Jules_Kitano / iStock) Just like humans and animals, plants also have their own microbiome: Microorganisms such as fungi...

Good news: the corona boosters work, British research shows

A wide range of corona vaccines also appear to be suitable as boosters. In the meantime, we know that the protection of the corona vaccine...

One of the lightest exoplanets ever discovered

With a mass of only half the mass of the earth, GJ 367b is a true lightweight. Thanks to extensive searches, we know that thousands...

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