Eye care organizations are increasingly seeing that parents cannot afford glasses for their children. NU.nl asked experts if there is anything you can do to protect children’s eyes so you can prevent needing glasses. “Parents can do little about farsightedness,” says Andrea Vergunst of the Oogfonds (Eye Fund). You are farsighted if you see objects […]
You open the container and encounter five generations of flies in all stages of their lives: egg, larva, pupa, and fly. This scenario is not so strange when it has been sunny for a while. Here’s how to tackle them. The maggots you find in the container are often the larvae of a carrion fly,
Nhaan, Janny van der Heijden’s beloved dog, has passed away. Grieving for a pet is painful and takes time. These tips can help with the loss of a beloved animal. At Dierencrematorium Zaanstad, a deceased parrot of 62 years old was recently brought in. The bird had been with the family for fifty years, and
Bringing greenery into your home with a large dragon ivy, a big banana plant, or a cowboy cactus? Two experts share the best tips to keep your plant alive. Choose the spot first, then the plant Look at the spot in your room and choose your plant accordingly, says Yvette Smit. With Pucks Planten, she
Forget an appointment or lost your keys? There are tricks that can help remember things better. For example, Femke Bol set a cross on her good ankle before the start of a competition. You can do this even more. “Having something in your head and remembering for later is really an art,” says professor Katinka
Now that it’s warm, a dip in natural water is an obvious choice. Readers wonder about the water quality in our country. What should you pay attention to when swimming in open water? According to a spokesperson for the Lifesaving Brigade, you should first ask yourself what kind of swimmer you are. “There is a
The designer drug 3-MMC increasingly contains substances other than the actual drug. And that brings risks. What about other designer drugs? What are the risks? And where can you get them tested? Using designer drugs or other substances can never be completely safe, says Pieter Oomen, who is affiliated with the Trimbos Institute as a
At high temperatures, it can be difficult to keep your house cool. With a simple trick, you can build an air conditioner for little money. Below, we describe two ways to build an air conditioner. For the first method, you need a simple household fan. The second option consumes no power at all and works
With temperatures like these past few days, rising above 25 degrees Celsius, exercising is much harder, but you might still want to work out outdoors. How do you approach that, and especially: how do you keep it up? “To start, it’s important to avoid exercising at the hottest or most humid time of the day,”
The sun is shining and for children it means creating, making sand castles and messing with mud. Putting your toddler in a sandbox soon leads to a handful of sand in the mouth. How bad is that? With the hands of everything to grab, feel, taste, smell, look: this is how a baby slowly discovers