News overview Wageningen University & Research
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07 May 2024
Farming on Mars takes a ‘Giant Leap’: intercropping can be a game-changing method
- Scientists from Wageningen University & Research have achieved a remarkable milestone in space agriculture with a pioneering study showing that... -
07 May 2024
Deep sea mining could be disastrous for marine animals
- In a recent study published in Deep-Sea Research Part I, researchers of Wageningen University & Research and the University of Bergen showed that... -
03 May 2024
The reasons behind the rapid warming of the North Pole
- The North Pole region heats up faster than the rest of the world. Though this is a known fact, climate models underestimate the speed with which the... -
03 May 2024
Nature-based Future Challenge: expert coaches help students to dream pragmatically
- Industry experts coach each team competing in the Nature-based Future Challenge. Specialists in ecology, landscape architecture, international... -
02 May 2024
Little healthy and vegetarian food at Wageningen Liberation festival
- As much as 92% of the food and drinks offered at the Liberation Festival (May 5th 2022) in Wageningen does not contribute to a healthy diet. Almost... -
02 May 2024
Making paper from grass
- Wageningen researchers are turning grass from verges and nature areas into the raw material for paper and cardboard. That could give a boost to the... -
01 May 2024
Habitats much more vulnerable for nitrogen deposition than previously thought
- Nitrogen deposition is one of the four main pressures on nature in Europe. Many of the Natura2000 sites suffer from an excessive input of ammonium and... -
29 April 2024
"Come outside with us everyone, and we will search......"
- This is how an old Dutch song about the golden oriole begins. Jeroen Sluijsmans saw this bird in 2022, while cycling across campus with a South... -
26 April 2024
Unveiling the lionfish invasion in the Mediterranean Sea
- Researchers from Wageningen University & Research have published a comprehensive study on the invasion of lionfish in the Mediterranean Sea,... -
25 April 2024
BTV-3 vaccine tested in WBVR infection model
- On Friday 26 April, The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality announced the availability of a bluetongue vaccine for the Dutch...