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From Clara to Bokito: The Wilderness in Our Zoos
30 June 2023
Every year, Dutch and Belgian zoos bring nearly fifteen million visitors face to face with exotic animals. Our fascination for and exploitation of wild animals has a long history that reveals major social changes: from prestige projects for medieval monarchs to experiences for the general public. Ra
Only After 1850 Houseplants Started Creeping Slowly Into Our Bourgeois Houses
8 December 2021
Today, it is completely normal to have plants in the house, but it’s not such a long-standing habit as we might think: it was only in the nineteenth century that greenery started creeping into the house. Additionally, this evolution was quite paradoxical: urban against rural, culture against natur
What Tree Rings and Core Samples Tell Us About Our World
19 November 2020
Those who know where to look can read the history of the planet and the human race in trees and landscapes. Two researchers from the Low Countries, Salomon Kroonenberg and Valerie Trouet, tell the story of the earth, our past and perhaps also our future. Trouet's book, Tree Story: The History of The