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The world's first artificial energy island
Located 45km off the coast, Princess Elisabeth Energy Island becomes the world's first electricity grid in the North Sea, connecting offshore wind farms to Belgium and E…
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Revealing the uses of Roman dodecahedron discovered in Belgium
Archaeologists believe that the dodecahedron may have had a religious or magical function for the Romans.
Environment
Turning plastic waste into a trendy trend
Bel Albatros, a company in Brussels (Belgium), is pioneering the conversion of plastic waste into recycled materials to produce new items.
Biology
Belgian scientists research pear varieties for a harsh future
In the province of Limburg, one of Belgium's important pear growing areas, there is an orchard with 12 transparent domes, surrounded by a wall overlooking a park.
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Meise Botanical Garden: Home to rare plants
Founded 200 years ago, the Meise Botanical Garden (near Brussels, Belgium) with an area of 92 hectares is one of the largest and oldest botanical gardens in Europe.
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Discover the largest insect-friendly 5-star hotel in Belgium
The Belgian city of Antwerp has just inaugurated an 'insect hotel' at the city's Ruggeveld cemetery in the Deurne district. This is truly a true 5 star hotel for bees an…
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Belgian researchers develop device for analyzing water quality using... paper
In addition to detecting bacteria and pathogens in domestic water, the device can also assess water hardness, pH and ion content in water.
Animal world
The animal carries the 'key' to neutralize Covid-19
Meet Winter, a 4-year-old llamas, living on a farm in rural Belgium.
Animal world
The 'extremely rare' twin panda at the Belgian zoo
Daiza Pairi Zoo announces twins, one male one, was born safely. This brings new hope for pandas to only 2,000 individuals in nature.
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Scientists name the professions that reduce brain volume
Scientists from Russia, the United States and Belgium claim that careers affect the growth and death of brain cells.
Science Events
The first time I took a picture of a black hole three million times bigger than Earth
Images of black holes are also announced in Tokyo (Japan), Brussels (Belgium), Taipei (Taiwan), Santiago (Chile) and Shanghai (China).
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10 countries worth living in the world
Below is a list of 10 countries rated as the best in the world by the definition of the overall ranking on Good Country Index.
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Discover unique borders between countries
The dividing line of this fish is the border between Poland and Ukraine, implemented in an art exhibition in 2012.
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Which passport has the most 'power' in the world?
Although Americans can comfortably travel to many parts of the world, American passports are not the most powerful.