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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...

Visiting (EN)

16.09.2024

Currently visiting: Clemens Greiner

The social and cultural anthropologist Clemens Greiner is visiting professor at the Department of Geography and Regional Research until end of...

Research (EN)

29.08.2024

Marine sediments hosting abundant fossils dated in the Late Miocene, from about 8 to 7 million years ago. (C) Konstantina Agiadi

How a salt giant radically reshaped Mediterranean marine biodiversity

A new study paves the way to understanding biotic recovery after an ecological crisis in the Mediterranean Sea about 5.5 million years ago. An...

Study (EN)

20.08.2024

Figure 1: Response of surface temperature (top) and precipitation (bottom) to a quadrupling of atmospheric carbon dioxide © Aiko Voigt CC BY 4.0

Modelling the impact of geoengineering at the Vienna Scientific Cluster

Meteorology master students were able to model the impact of different geoengineering options like space mirrors and stratospheric aerosol at the...

Research (EN)

29.07.2024

How the first vertebrate predators evolved their teeth

Study reveals drivers of evolution in feeding structures of the earliest vertebrates: A study recently published in Nature Communication with...

Research (EN)

11.07.2024

Astronomers find the nearest massive black hole

Newly identified fast-moving stars in the star cluster Omega Centauri provide solid evidence for a central black hole in the cluster.

Research (EN)

08.07.2024

Family tree research for species conservation

What is the exact nature of the kinship between sharks, rays and skates and what is their evolutionary history? Up to now, the answers researchers had...

Research (EN)

03.07.2024

GeoAI: Is intelligence spatial?

Large language models or lying language models? What does truth mean in the context of AI? Guest writer Krzysztof Janowicz, Professor of Cartography...

Research (EN)

10.06.2024

The Alpha Persei star cluster: An optical image of the Alpha Persei star cluster from the second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS-II). C: ESO/STScI Digitized Sky Survey II

Galactic Bloodlines: Many Nearby Star Clusters Originate from Only Three "Families"

An international team of astronomers led by Cameren Swiggum and João Alves from the University of Vienna and Robert Benjamin from the University of...

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