Between 23 September and 5 October, we're asking you to go on a safari in your own garden, do the survey, and spread the word to as many people as possible.

If you're lucky enough to go out the back entrance of the NIOO building, you'll have noticed the big metal structure opposite the Food Forest. It's by artist Art van Triest and just like with our own research, there's more to it than meets the eye. Mark Zwart (Microbial Ecology) tells the story.

Tijdens de 8e editie van de Bodemdierendagen zoeken weer vele honderden mensen in het hele land als citizen scientist mee. Dit jaar met speciale aandacht voor de bodemdieren in de stad.

To understand and halt the decline of oystercatchers in the Netherlands, spatiotemporal variation and its causes must be taken into account. Magali Frauendorf defended her PhD thesis on the topic in Nijmegen on 14 September.