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The researchers explain: “Because the deactivation of catalyst particles is a heterogeneous process, picking out the dead catalyst particles from a large catalyst volume is like trying to find a bunch of needles in a haystack.” Weeding…

Biologists have discovered how a pathogenic fungus bypasses the immune system of plants to avoid eradication. The fungus Verticillium dahliae, which causes wilt disease in many crop species, secretes molecules that specifically target the…

We all know that yawns are contagious. Seeing, hearing, and even thinking about yawning can automatically trigger yawns in response. Yet, some people find yawning more infectious than others.A new study on a large and diverse sample of…

In the EU funded CRESTING project eight European universities, and partners in Africa and Asia, collaborate in deepening the understanding of CE discourses and practices across the world. Researchers Martin Calisto Friant, Kieran…

This newly published study is built around examples from three Zapotec communities in South Mexico. Many conflicts arose during the construction of wind farms in the region where this Indigenous population lives. The clashing Indigenous…

Loss of sediment: loss of an important building blockBirds on the Haringvliet nature area.Haringvliet nature area.Losing this sediment means losing valuable material for bank protection, and infrastructure such as underground cables and…

The team of researchers at Utrecht University, in collaboration with Technion Institute of Technology, Eindhoven University, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Stony Brook University, and the Paul Scherrer Institute, are publishing their…

Niels Bosma external linkhas been appointed as professor of Social Entrepreneurship at the Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.), Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance as of 1 November 2021. In his chair, he wants to focus…

Researchers from the Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Environmental Governance Group and Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development at Utrecht University have recently published an open-access article in Environmental Science…

Working and/or studying at university is not as obvious if you have a disability. Facilities are often inadequate, or there has not been thought about the possible presence of disabled people. For example, disabled people face all kinds…