Netherlands

A view of an empty street in Amsterdam's red light district, due to the coronavirus crisis on April 3, 2020.

Why Amsterdam's Red Light District May Not Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic

One morning in mid-March, Lennard Roubos woke up to find his neighborhood t...

One morning in mid-March, Lennard Roubos woke up to find his neighborhood transformed. For the best part of a decade, Roubos’ street, just outside the red light district in Amsterdam’s city center, has been filled...

The Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
is located southwest of Amsterdam.

False Alarm Triggers Hijacking Protocol at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, Airline Says

Passengers and crew on board a plane at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam were ...

Passengers and crew on board a plane at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam were reported safe after Dutch police began investigating a "suspicious situation" on Wednesday. A tweet from the official Schiphol airport's account said the...

People burn candles at a church in the Netherlands.

A Dutch Church Has Held Services Continuously Since October to Prevent a Family's Deportation

Dutch law forbids police from entering church premises during a service

Mienke de Wilde, a member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster movement, poses with a colander on her head in Nijmegen, Netherlands on August 15, 2018.

A Dutch Court Has Ruled 'Pastafarians' Cannot Wear Colanders in ID Photos

The satirical religion lacks the "seriousness" of a legitimate faith, it ru...

The satirical religion lacks the "seriousness" of a legitimate faith, it ruled

Google celebrated Jan Ingenhousz's 287th birthday on Dec. 8, 2017.

Jan Ingenhousz, Father of Photosynthesis, Celebrated With Google Doodle

Dutch scientist Jan Ingenhousz, who would have turned 287 today, unlocked t...

Dutch scientist Jan Ingenhousz, who would have turned 287 today, unlocked the secret life of plants

An interior view of part of the largest bicycle storage in Europe, at the Utrecht Central Station in Utrech, Netherlands, Aug. 7. The storage has a capacity of 6,000 bicycles and will be expanded to accomodate 12,500 at the end of 2018.

A Parking Garage for Bikes

In Utrecht, the Netherlands, more than 125,000 cyclists bike through the ci...

In Utrecht, the Netherlands, more than 125,000 cyclists bike through the city center daily, far more than the bike racks can handle. The solution: a garage that treats bikes like cars. There are similar structures...

A gay vulture couple feeds their chick at the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam.

A Gay Vulture Couple Hatched a Chick Together: 'They Proved They Can'

The dads, together for years, had been mating and building nests before the...

The dads, together for years, had been mating and building nests before they finally received an egg