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Amsterdam UMC makes major progress with coronavirus antibodies

Two effective antibodies for the coronavirus have been discovered by the Amsterdam UMC. Although their use on humans...

Adopting a child in the Netherlands

Since 1956, when adoption became a legal family form, 60,000 children have been adopted in the Netherlands....

Hyperloop shows major promise for Schiphol airport

From Amsterdam to Berlin in just over an hour? That could seriously be a possibility by 2030, following...

Social policing in corona times: virtue or vice?

The Dutch are an odd mix of rebelling against authority, and pressure to conform to the norm....

Mark Rutte, sociological jargon isn’t real, but institutional racism is

Mark Rutte says institutional racism is sociological jargon.  First, let’s take a brief moment to celebrate the progress...

Missed tulip season this year? Why not grow your own!

If the only thing that got you through the winter was the thought of a casual stroll...

10 of the most unmissable cafes in Leeuwarden

Het is zo ver! Terrasjes, cafes en restaurants zijn weer open! On June 1, the Dutch government...

Netherlands, we need to talk about racism (and not just about Zwarte Piet)

Clouds of tear gas, burning police cars, broken store windows, and thousands of people shouting and marching...