This year, ornithologists have counted only 62 chicks in the nests of 26 pairs of the little owl. Again, boosting the population of the endangered owl in the Czech Republic has been unsuccessful, and the little owl now faces extinction.
Though, colonized from birth by myriads of microbes in and on our body that constitute our microbiome, numerous studies have shown that the composition and activity of our microbiome in various body sites are associated with health and disease.
In Netherlands, seven new ‘groundbreaking’ research projects have been awarded grants from the Academy Institutes Research Fund (AIRF).
A new foundation model dubbed RingMo has been developed to improve the accuracy for remote sensing image interpretation.
Yvonne Mascarenhas turned 91 on the 21st of July 2022, having dedicated at least 70 years to scientific research. The accomplished Brazilian woman scientist is a force to be reckoned with in the field of physical chemistry.
A series of workshops recently attracted participants from 25 countries to identify how research can create more equitable health outcomes, while facilitating future health emergency preparedness.
Climate scientists, united in an advisory body set up by NWO and KNAW, are recommending that a ‘Dutch Climate Research Initiative’ (Klimaatonderzoek Initiatief Nederland) be established as soon as possible.
Despite progress on gender representation in science and research, disparities still exist. Women author fewer of the papers that are published in journals than men, according to the findings by the scientific publisher Elsevier.
Since 2011, the IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) has funded over 200 projects that use astronomy as a tool to address challenges in communities and achieve SDGs. OAD’s Dana Ficut-Vicas and Maria Alejandra Diaz write on the changes these projects are creating in their communities.
Tshilidzi Marwala, a 2010 The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Fellow from South Africa, is now the Rector of United Nations University (UNU).
