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Palaeontology [EN]

30.01.2025

A group of whitetip reef sharks (Triaenodon obesus) resting under a table coral off the coast of Indonesia, one of the world's current hotspots of cartilaginous fish diversity. C: Manuel A. Staggl

Sharks and rays benefit from global warming - but not from CO2 in the Oceans

An international research team led by palaeobiologist Manuel A. Staggl from the University of Vienna has investigated whether and how global warming...

Study (EN)

17.01.2025

Students in the field "surfing" in the mountains. (C) Ulrich Zangerl

Erasmus Day 2025: Info event and exchange on Erasmus & more

Wed, 29 January 2025, Lecture Hall 2 at the UZA II: All Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Meteorology and Geography students are warmly invited!

Research (EN)

13.01.2025

Ocean temperatures reached a new record high in 2024

The ocean is the hottest it has ever been recorded by humans, not only at the surface temperature but also for the upper 2000 meters. This is the...

Research (EN)

10.01.2025

Lead Pollution Likely Caused IQ Declines in Ancient Rome

An international team with participation of Andreas Stohl from the University of Vienna used ice cores from the Arctic to reconstruct historic...

International (EN)

16.12.2024

ASHPC25: High Performance Computing for climate and weather research

The Austrian-Slovenian HPC Meeting 2025 - ASHPC25 will take place from 19-22 May 2024 in Slovenia. The call for abstracts is open until Jan 10, 2025....

Visiting (EN)

29.11.2024

Currently visiting: Ugur Öztürk

In his research, Ugur Öztürk - expert on the intersection of natural hazards and urban activities at the GFZ in Potsdam - explores how human...

Visiting (EN)

28.11.2024

Currently visiting: Giuliana Panieri

In her research, Giuliana Panieri is concentrating on micropaleontology in extreme environments of the ocean. Among other topics, the geologist at the...

Forschung (DE)

26.11.2024

EU funds conceptual study of Wide-Field Spectroscopic Telescope

International consortium receives 300 million euros over the next three years - Astrophysicist Bodo Ziegler member of the steering committee

Research (EN)

22.10.2024

The Anthopocene is here to stay, over geological timescales

A new study by scientists of the Anthropocene Working Group - among them Michael Wagreich from the University of Vienna - shows that Earth history...

Visiting (EN)

09.10.2024

“Exploring our cosmic origins rooted in Earth’s history”

Currently visiting: David Fernández Remolar is Ida Pfeiffer Professor at our Faculty in the winter term 2024/25. In his research, the geobiologist is...

Visiting (EN)

09.10.2024

"Passionate about using big telescopes to explore new physics"

Currently visiting: In September 2024, astrophysicist Graham Smith joined the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Geography and Astronomy as Ida Pfeiffer...

Research (EN)

25.09.2024

Fig. 1: Bivalve shells. Fig. 1: A time series of predator-prey relationships in the northern Adriatic was established using the boreholes drilled by predatory snails in bivalve shells. C: Bettina Bachmann

Northern Adriatic: collapse of predator-prey relationships from the 1950s onwards

Predatory snails drill holes in the shells of their prey. Using these boreholes, a research team led by palaeontologist Martin Zuschin from the...

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