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Planet killers: Why asteroids mainly hit in movies
Comet and asteroid impacts are popular end-of-the-world scenarios in movies and television. OeAW space researcher Christian Möstl…
The Austrian Academy of Sciences is the leading Austrian non-university institution for science and research. The Academy stands for social discourse, the transfer of new knowledge and basic research at the highest international level.
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Biodiversity
Grasslands, forests, mountains: why plant diversity is decreasing
More and more plant species are being lost, while a few are spreading over large areas. An international research team with the…
The Austrian Academy of Sciences is the leading Austrian non-university institution for science and research. The Academy stands for social discourse, the transfer of new knowledge and basic research at the highest international level.
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Coronavirus
OeAW President Zeilinger appeals for vaccinations
Vaccination protects us all: first and second vaccinations are crucial for building up protection, while booster vaccinations…
The Austrian Academy of Sciences is the leading Austrian non-university institution for science and research. The Academy stands for social discourse, the transfer of new knowledge and basic research at the highest international level.
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New exhibition
VIENNA AS A TESTING GROUND FOR ANTISEMITISM
Adolf Eichmann saw career opportunities in Austria that he would not have had in Berlin. Starting in 1938 in Vienna he developed a…
The Austrian Academy of Sciences is the leading Austrian non-university institution for science and research. The Academy stands for social discourse, the transfer of new knowledge and basic research at the highest international level.
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The Austrian Academy of Sciences is the leading Austrian non-university institution for science and research. The Academy stands for social discourse, the transfer of new knowledge and basic research at the highest international level.