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VUB research: how cities can go greener in a warming climate

VUB researcher Robbe Neyns is mapping urban tree species using satellite imagery and artificial intelligence

Children born today in Europe will live through almost twice as much extreme fire weather as their grandparents

VUB study shows young Europeans will experience years of dangerous fire weather over their lifetime as climate warms, but rapid emissions cuts could substantially reduce their exposure.

When will your glacier disappear? From projections to reality

New website maps the future of every glacier on Earth

VUB Professor Philippe Claeys receives the Barringer Medal for his research into meteorite impacts

Claeys ensured that his VUB laboratory had access to state-of-the-art analytical facilities for isotopic and geochemical research

The impact of climate change on the habitat of European bumblebees

Crucial pollinators are losing more and more habitat

Climate change exposes up to 560 million children worldwide to extreme heat for at least one month longer each year

Scientists debunk volcano myths

A volcano does not ‘smoke’, and a magma chamber is not an underground swimming pool

VUB opens demonstration building: waste-free construction is possible

New European pilot project at the research park in Zellik demonstrates how the construction sector can build more sustainably and more intelligently

VUB researchers bring medieval Ypres residents to life

Interdisciplinary research sheds new light on migration, lifestyle, health and social status in the medieval metropolis

VUB researchers identify a rare class of ‘oddball’ meteorite that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs

Genetic study redefines a form of excessive sweating as a treatable neurological condition

Ten years of research by VUB Professor Dr Frank Bosmans uncovers a genetic switch that keeps sweat glands constantly in overdrive

Producing food while restoring biodiversity: VUB study highlights the potential of agriwilding