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Tag: Climate Change

Projects

23 January 2023

Environmental quality is not the same for everyone

Whether someone lives next to greenery or an industrial smokestack is not simply a matter of chance, but neither does it depend merely on income. Having investigated the factors contributing to “environmental inequality” in the EU, a research project is now pointing out the “co-benefits” of climate protection. Continue reading “Environmental quality is not the same for everyone”

Projects

19 December 2022

Food enhancement by algae parasites

As a result of climate change, lakes are seeing a stronger growth of large and often toxic algae, which are not edible for zooplankton such as water fleas. Nevertheless, these tiny creatures are thriving with the help of parasitic fungi that enhance fatty acids. This was discovered by researchers at Wassercluster Lunz in Austria. With […] Continue reading “Food enhancement by algae parasites”

Interview & Opinion

14 November 2022

Will we make the energy transition happen?

Opinion: Michael Ornetzeder

Austria intends to become climate neutral by 2040. The scale of transformation is momentous and requires multi-layered and complex changes, involving not only new technologies and infrastructures, but also changing mindsets, social practices and new forms of economic activity. Coping with such change necessitates a broad discussion, which has been lacking so far, and attendant […] Continue reading “Will we make the energy transition happen?”

Projects

31 October 2022

Learning to live with nature

According to the Living Planet Report the population of vertebrates on Earth has declined by 69 percent since 1970. This decline is being caused by loss of habitats, environmental pollution and climate change. Not only has humanity a hugely negative impact on nature, it also destroys its own livelihood. How can we learn to live […] Continue reading “Learning to live with nature”

Projects

18 July 2022

Global warming disrupts the relationship between plants and pollinators

How would the floral scent of crops change if the temperatures were to rise by five degrees? And what would be the consequences for the relationship between plants and pollinating insects? An international team in Salzburg has simulated a scenario of global warming on three crops with three pollinators. Even though it will not be […] Continue reading “Global warming disrupts the relationship between plants and pollinators”

Interview & Opinion

22 June 2022

Why the smallest organisms play the biggest role

Interview: Isabella Ferenci

Microbiologist Christa Schleper has dedicated her research career to archaea – the tiny unicellular organisms that counted among the first life forms on Earth. The 2022 Wittgenstein Award winner has discovered numerous microorganisms, and specialises in studying the impact of archaea on the nitrogen cycle. Her findings lay the groundwork for determining the impact of […] Continue reading “Why the smallest organisms play the biggest role”

Interview & Opinion

22 June 2022

An ancient bacterium is making biotechnology more efficient

Interview: Reinhard Kleindl

Biotechnologist Stefan Pflügl is researching how fossil resources in the chemical industry can be replaced by sustainable alternatives. In his work, he uses bacterial metabolic processes from the early days of the Earth’s history, work which has now won him the 2022 START Prize. Continue reading “An ancient bacterium is making biotechnology more efficient”

Projects

30 May 2022

Precision research into Mediterranean history

Opened 150 years ago, the Suez Canal created an artificial connection between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean – and had an unanticipated impact on biodiversity. A Vienna-based research team investigating the historical development of the Mediterranean ecosystem found a massive decline in the diversity of native species. Tropical immigrants are probably not to blame, […] Continue reading “Precision research into Mediterranean history”

Projects

21 March 2022

Fertile soil washed away by heavy rains

One of the greatest global threats to fertile soils, rain erosion, has consequences for the supply of food and drinking water. Having studied the phenomenon in more detail, the soil physicist and hydrologist Andreas Klik and his research group have shown that dry soils are particularly at risk. Climate change will exacerbate the problem even […] Continue reading “Fertile soil washed away by heavy rains”

Projects

28 February 2022

How spruce meets bark beetle

How efficient is the defence mechanism of spruce trees when they are suffering from drought, what attracts bark beetles to stressed trees, and what role do their fungal symbionts play in the infestation? In a basic research project, entomologist Sigrid Netherer and her team succeeded in furnishing the first empirical evidence that drought-stressed spruce trees […] Continue reading “How spruce meets bark beetle”

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