Review
Palaeontology as a gripping thriller
With swelling strings, plenty of thunder and lightning, and the deep bass voice of actor Morgan Freeman, the Netflix series The Dinosaurs turns palaeontology into a nerve-shredding thriller.
Climate reflections in the sculpture garden of the Kröller-Müller Museum
The conditions are fitting: it is swelteringly hot when the reviewer from Bionieuws walks through the sculpture garden of the Kröller-Müller Museum for the art and climate trail Met andere ogen. The urgency and consequences of climate change are impossible to miss on this particular day, but the trail adds an enjoyable dimension to that.
Making sense of birdsong
Rattles, drumrolls and stereotyped phrases; these are just a small sample of the wealth of concepts introduced to the ornithological novice by the new birdsong course Wat zingt daar? Birdsong specialist Henk Meeuwsen and bird book author Dick de Vos guide the student through a series of crisply designed online modules, covering the 'wet sounds' of the marsh tit, the 'Fifth of Beethoven' as sung by the yellowhammer, the crackling of the black redstart, and at least fifty other whistling, chirping, calling and chattering winged inhabitants of the Netherlands.
Fungi: the surprisingly convincing designers of the natural world
Fungi are decomposers, builders, pathogens and silent orchestrators of natural cycles. The exhibition Fungi: Anarchist Designers invites visitors not merely to observe that versatility,...
A spectacular bird with three types of male
The ruff is not only one of the most beautiful bird species in our country, it is also one of the many meadow birds...
The discovery of the deep sea: treasure trove and Pandora’s box
It is the sea voyage that put the wonders of deep-sea life and marine biology on the map, yet inadvertently spurred the exploitation of...
Documentary on the oak processionary moth prompts reflection
In *Een gemeenschap van leven*, the oak processionary moth plays a central role, but the film is about far more than that.
Exhibition on resilience sometimes lacks focus
The Mushroom at the End of the World, a temporary exhibition at the CODA Museum in Apeldoorn, was billed in its introductory text as...
Suriname’s Forest Finds Its Voice at Naturalis
A natural history exhibition that offers more than biodiversity and ecological importance. Het bos van Suriname honours Surinamese nature without shying away from the colonial past.
A witty cabaret show about wolves and the people who live among them
Living in a forest surrounded by grey wolves has its drawbacks, as cabaret artist Patrick Nederkoorn discovers in his show Uit de klauwen.