Scientists at Utrecht University have discovered a new mechanism antibiotics use to kill bacteria. The antibiotic teixobactin uses a dual molecular strategy: it blocks the bacterial cell wall ...

The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 145 natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides ...

Sharing Science, Shaping Tomorrow. This is the new motto of Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Yet another flashy slogan? Maybe, but the convictions and actions behind it sound clear and ...

ON June 22-24, a brilliant sun shone on the ancient and famous city of Utrecht, thronged with students and visitors from many lands and gaily decorated with the national flag of Holland and the ...

The award recognises the initiative – which encourages people to ‘book’ a walking route for meetings instead of a meeting room – for the way physical activity is integrated into the working or study ...

Physicists from the University of Utrecht and the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw have observed—for the first time experimentally—the Brazil nut effect in a mixture of charged colloidal ...

The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) has issued a code orange warning (in Dutch) for the province of Utrecht, among others, due to slippery conditions caused by winter weather and ...

New research shows how a lack of basic information caused by the language barrier can lead to the spread of fake news in refugee communites.