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Tropical forests can handle the heat, up to a point- Tropical forests face an uncertain future under climate change, but new research published in Science suggests they can continue to store large... -
Global warming puts forests in Europe and Asia at greater risk of damaging cold snaps- A global study led by Crowther Lab and co-authored by Wageningen University & Research, finds climate change is increasing the risk of late-spring... -
Purification of wastewater may lead to an imbalance between nitrogen and phosphorus- The amount of nitrogen and phosphorus in surface water has been reduced through purification of wastewater. Nonetheless, toxic algae blooms still... -
WUR is competing for Rockefeller's Food System Vision Prize- Two teams from Wageningen University & Research are competing for the Food System Vision Prize of the Rockefeller Foundation. Since November 1319... -
26 types of microplastics and rubbers detected in Dutch rivers- Researchers from Utrecht University, Wageningen University & Research and the University of Amsterdam have analysed microplastics and rubbers in... -
80 million euro for improvement agricultural soil management in Europe- The ‘European Joint Programme on Agricultural Soil Management’, or EJP SOIL in short, started on 1 February 2020. This week the kick-off... -
Nature as buffer against climate change- Areas in which natural processes are given space may function as buffer against climate change. Ever since 2008, the Dutch coalition for Natuurlijke... -
River deltas gain land worldwide - for now- A team of scientists from the universities of Utrecht and Wageningen and the USA found that delta areas worldwide have gained land in the past 30... -
First bean harvest on martian and lunar soil fertilised with urine- Since November 2019, Wageningen University & Research has been experimenting with the cultivation of string beans on artificial martian and lunar... -
Frank van Langevelde new chair of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation group- Frank van Langevelde has been appointed professor and chair of the Wildlife Ecology and Conservation group at Wageningen University & Research....