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Evidence on microplastics does not yet point to widespread risk, say Europe’s top scientists group - Microplastics and nanoplastics do not yet pose a widespread risk to humans or the environment, except in small pockets. But that evidence is limited... -
Learn how to use the Climate Data Store (CDS) for your climate impact assessments - Are you working on or interested in climate adaptation issues? Are you looking for information about the past, current and future climate? Follow a... -
Ten different wolves accounted for in the Netherlands up to November 2018, of which six are females - Wageningen Environmental Research (WENR) is commissioned by BIJ12 and the Provinces to do a monitoring survey every three months. Two new female... -
Report on curbing decline of (wild) pollinators - In the project ‘Bee Landscape’ of Groene Cirkels, researchers of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) are collaborating with... -
EU researchers test cost-saving and soil-protecting potential of farming techniques - “We’ve identified and are testing potential cropping systems that don’t just improve agricultural soil quality, but also boost... -
Closing loops with Nutri2Cycle for a truly circular economy - During the next four years, 19 organisations from 12 EU countries, amongst them Wageningen Environmental Research, will work together to provide an... -
WUR at COP24 climate conference - From 3 to 14 December, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is hosting the 24th Conference of Parties (COP) in Katowice,... -
Sex in a world of fear: rodents produce more offspring when frightened - Rodent mothers produce more offspring after smelling odors produced by frightened males. This is reported by a team of biologists from Finland and the... -
Pesticide residues present in more than 80% of European agricultural soils - Soil contamination by pesticide residues has become an issue of increasing concern in the last few decades. Researchers from Wageningen University... -
Designing urban water bodies that are really cooling - Urban bodies of water are elements in urban design for water storage, water transport, beautification, etc. However, they can also play a role in...