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ScienceBill Gates in Brussels, visits Atomium
15 hours ago
ScienceFleming wins Emmy for AI technology: ‘Making Tom Hanks 20 years old again’
Thu 15 Oct
ScienceFleming Philippa Jorissen helps in search for Amelia Earhart’s plane in the Pacific
Tue 13 Oct
EconomySupermarket chains Albert Heijn and Delhaize hit by IT woes
Mon 12 Oct
ScienceNew sustainable and contemporary look for Bruges Christmas market
Sun 11 Oct
ScienceFrancis Halzen completely taken aback when he heard he’d won the Nobel Prize
Tue 6 Oct
ScienceFlemish particle physicist wins Nobel Prize in Physics (VIDEO)
Tue 6 Oct
TransportElectric bikes overtake ‘ordinary’ bikes
Tue 29 Sep
ScienceIs ditching of plans for Antwerp University’s Bioscape research campus a missed opportunity?
Tue 29 Sep
HealthResearchers help nursing homes use AI in dementia care
Tue 22 Sep
CultureDanny's Belgian chicory gets first space outing
Sat 12 Sep
ScienceGhent lands European cash for satellite imagery project to support climate policy
Thu 10 Sep
Crime & JusticeKey player at bankrupt East Flemish chip manufacturer held for spying for China
Mon 7 Sep
ScienceParody Nobel Prize comes to Antwerp in 2027
Fri 4 Sep
HealthWorld first in Leuven: Surgeons rebuild damaged torso with donor tissue
Fri 4 Sep
ScienceDigital Hive demonstrates how technology can help Flemish farming (VIDEO)
Thu 27 Aug
ScienceGhent University imposes 3-month mandatory home-working on US researcher Nathan Cofnas, removes his teaching duties
Thu 27 Aug
ScienceScientists test prediction model during High Fens forest fire
Mon 17 Aug
Climate & EnvironmentHow & where to see largest solar eclipse since 1999
Mon 10 Aug
ScienceBelgium looks forward to biggest solar eclipse since 1999: 90 per cent of the sun obscured
Thu 30 Jul
ScienceRecording of Belgium’s first transatlantic satellite phone call surfaces in VRT Archive (VIDEO)
Mon 27 Jul
ScienceLeuven students’ solar car approved for Electrek American Solar Challenge in the US
Fri 24 Jul
Climate & EnvironmentFlanders in summer: Heatwave in jeopardy?
Tue 14 Jul
ScienceOstend Hospital uses AI to draw up medical reports, especially handy with non-Dutchspeakers
Fri 10 Jul
Health1,747 additional deaths during the last heatwave, highest excess mortality due to heat since records began
Wed 8 Jul
ScienceThomas More launches insect-rearing research centre: ‘Insects can serve as raw materials’
Wed 8 Jul
Climate & Environment144-day heatwave in the Belgian waters of the North Sea continues
Wed 1 Jul
Climate & EnvironmentChance of lengthy heatwave in Belgium five times more likely than in the 80s
Wed 1 Jul
ScienceBelgium’s Royal Observatory celebrates 200th anniversary
Sun 14 Jun
Artificiële intelligentieFlanders working on AI guidelines for education
Fri 12 Jun
ScienceNew brain scanner detects dementia and Parkinson’s Disease before first symptoms appear
Thu 11 Jun
TransportBrussels Airport moves to end liquid limits with new security scanners
Fri 29 May
EconomyNew ranking puts Ghent in top 4 of Europe’s tech cities
Thu 28 May
Science30,000-year-old mammoth tusks found by workmen digging a pit
Sat 9 May
CultureArchaeological research reveals what medieval villages in Flanders looked like
Sat 2 May
ScienceFleming Chris Umé, world-famous for deepfakes, says: ‘We must question everything we see’
Mon 27 Apr
ScienceSpectacular fireball spotted in Flemish skies (VIDEO)
Mon 20 Apr
ScienceHospitals to use AI to help make it easier to understand medical reports
Sun 19 Apr
ScienceFlemish scientists produce bio-based alternative to fossil-based chemicals
Sat 4 Apr
ScienceResearch vessel Belgica resumes missions after years of inactivity: 34 missions planned for this year
Thu 2 Apr
ScienceFirst Belgian web shop powered entirely by AI launched
Mon 30 Mar
Home NewsWhy do cats always land on their feet? "The secret is in their spine”, Flemish biologist says
Sat 28 Mar
ScienceWest Flanders gets new technology experience centre to rival Amsterdam’s NEMO Science Museum
Sat 21 Mar
EconomyYet more outage woes at Proximus: TV and fixed and mobile internet all hit
Thu 19 Mar
Home NewsNew app provides secure messaging service for public sector employees
Wed 18 Mar
ScienceMeltdown at Proximus: mobile network woes across Belgium now sorted!
Mon 16 Mar
Home NewsWallonia again rocked by earthquake
Mon 16 Mar
Home NewsDate set for 2026 Flanders Technology and Innovation Festival
Sun 15 Mar
SocietyHealth institute Sciensano identifies Belgium’s most popular drugs thanks to wastewater
Wed 11 Mar
ScienceFlash of light and fireball amazes folk across Flanders (VIDEO)
Mon 9 Mar
EconomyBelgian economy ministry publishes “blacklist” of play sand in which asbestos has been found
Tue 10 Feb
Home NewsFlemish scientists examine the impact of climate change on the world’s cities
Tue 3 Feb
ScienceBelgian scientific research vessel Belgica 2 finally ready to set to sea and to work
Mon 2 Feb
EconomyOne in five businesses not registerd with Peppol invoice system
Fri 30 Jan
HealthHospital admissions with severe acute respiratory infections stable, but level is high
Thu 22 Jan
Home NewsFlemish fishermen to help scientists collect data on North Sea fish species
Wed 21 Jan
Home NewsLeuven scientists develop blood test that allows the early detection of cancer
Wed 21 Jan
Home NewsThe Northen Lights visiable in the skies above Flanders
Tue 20 Jan
ScienceBelgian scientist develops till receipt that doesn’t contain harmful chemicals
Mon 12 Jan
ScienceGhent University rector Petra De Sutter uses fabricated quotes in speech, AI gets blame
Thu 8 Jan
Climate & EnvironmentNorth Sea becoming increasingly ‘Mediterranean’: warmest ever water temperatures measured in 2025
Thu 8 Jan
HealthBelgium in grip of flu epidemic: It’s official!
Wed 24 Dec 2025
Home NewsFlemish Government invests 16.5 million euro in Alzheimer's disease study
Wed 17 Dec 2025
ScienceBelgian government bans China’s DeepSeek in the civil service
Mon 1 Dec 2025
Home NewsVUB inaugurates new TIER-1 supercomputer at Zellik Research Park
Fri 28 Nov 2025
Home NewsBelgium to give 1.1 billion euro to the European Space Agency
Fri 28 Nov 2025
Science"Historic cannibalism in Namur area", DNA research reveals
Thu 27 Nov 2025
Climate & EnvironmentFirst radar images from “Belgian” satellite that observes our planet day and night with razor-sharp precision
Thu 27 Nov 2025
HealthStriking rise in HIV cases among heterosexual men
Thu 20 Nov 2025
Artificiële intelligentie“Fake connections”: Pass laws around public interaction with AI, say KU Leuven scientists
Fri 31 Oct 2025
ScienceBelgium pools expertise to tackle drones
Sat 4 Oct 2025
HealthRare disease institute at KU Leuven aims to speed up diagnosis and treatment
Thu 25 Sep 2025
ScienceGhent University Hospital taking part in first symposium on human reproduction in space
Wed 24 Sep 2025
Home NewsDe Lijn tests safety system that uses AI on tram route 1 in Antwerp
Wed 24 Sep 2025
ScienceNew study reveals the mystery of why Belgian beers have such a magnificent head
Sat 6 Sep 2025
ScienceGhent University scientists aim to rid Bruges canals of blue-green algae
Thu 28 Aug 2025
EconomyPioneering photonics business to be built on site of former BelGaN factory
Thu 21 Aug 2025
Crime & JusticeBrussels NGO sounds alarm over widespread distribution of child abuse images on X
Mon 18 Aug 2025
Home NewsBelgian researchers model next-generation AI children’s language development
Sat 9 Aug 2025
Home NewsStudy finds insufficient scientific evidence that social media harm teenagers’ mental health
Wed 6 Aug 2025
ScienceBelgian universities request greater flexibility to allow threatened Palestinian scientists to work at universities here (VIDEO)
Thu 31 Jul 2025
ScienceBrussels University Hospital develops AI tool to detect sperm cells in men with reduced fertility
Wed 23 Jul 2025
ScienceFirst Flemish patient receives adjustable vocal cord implant
Tue 22 Jul 2025
SocietyExperts warn of dangers of designer drugs after young woman dies from hyperthermia
Mon 14 Jul 2025
ScienceAntwerp University seeks participants for research on bacteria in your sink
Sun 13 Jul 2025
Climate & EnvironmentFleming loses 13 months of healthy life due to exposure to particulate matter
Wed 9 Jul 2025
HealthMore and more women with lung cancer: “Clearly linked to smoking”
Wed 9 Jul 2025
SciencePayments to Flemish tax authority result in warnings from banks
Fri 4 Jul 2025
ScienceObesity drug Wegovy available from pharmacies
Tue 1 Jul 2025
Home NewsAntwerp engineering students test high-tech solar-powered boat on the River Scheldt
Tue 24 Jun 2025
Home NewsBelgian research ship the Belgica rusting away at Zeebrugge docks
Wed 28 May 2025
ScienceDissected skeleton provides archaeologists with a rare insight into how surgeons studied the human body
Sat 24 May 2025
ScienceLeuven researchers develop method to permanently render HIV harmless
Thu 22 May 2025
ScienceGiant lobster Wesley gets second life at Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Thu 15 May 2025
ScienceArt and science meet in celebration of KU Leuven’s 600th anniversary
Thu 15 May 2025
ScienceHIV expertise centre in Ghent loses €1.3m in US subsidies
Fri 9 May 2025
ScienceThomas More students step through giant vulva: 'Breaking taboo around female sex organ'
Mon 5 May 2025
ScienceWest Flemish doctors use AI and camera pill to examine small intestine
Sat 26 Apr 2025
Science'Spice' in Flemish teenagers’ vapes: 'Up to 50 times stronger than cannabis and as addictive as heroin'
Thu 24 Apr 2025
ScienceBodies of 22 Great War soldiers found in Ieper
Thu 17 Apr 2025