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Picture of a person holding a cigarette.

30.06.2025

Mothers are more likely to smoke later in life if they take longer parental leave

Data from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and The Netherlands

Fig. 1: Picture of the core team of the project.

26.06.2025

Successful launch of the first space-proof quantum Computer

Foto des Hauptgebäudes der Universität Wien

24.06.2025

6 FWF-ASTRA Awards and 2 Merit Awards to researchers from the University of Vienna

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Fig. 1: Picture of Tillandsia fasciculata.

Unlocking the Genetic Mysteries Behind Plant Adaptation: New Insights into the Evolution of a Water-Saving Trait in the Pineapple Family (Bromeliaceae)

Adaptation of the photosynthetic mechanism in air plants (Tillandsia) occurs through gene duplication

30.04.2024 | [weiter]

Fig. 1: Picture of a forest

How can forests be reforested in a climate-friendly way?

Only a few tree species are flexible enough to survive a century of rapid climate change

29.04.2024 | [weiter]

Fig. 1: Illustration of Naegleriavirus based on electron microscopy.

Giant Viruses Infect Deadly Parasite

New unusual giant virus discovered in wastewater treatment plant near Vienna

24.04.2024 | [weiter]

Fig. 1: Resource-efficient multi-photon processor based on an optical fiber loop.

Compact quantum light processing

A leap forward in optical quantum computing

19.04.2024 | [weiter]

Fig. 1: First authors Stefanie Imminger and Dimitri Meier sampling biocrusts in the Negev Desert, Israel.

How soil microbes survive in harsh desert environments

As desertification spreads worldwide, scientists discover how desert microbes endure harsh drought periods

17.04.2024 | [weiter]

Fig. 1: Fossilized leaves of Furcula granulifer from the Late Triassic of Greenland

Seed ferns: plants experimented with complex leaf vein networks 201 million years ago

Flowering plant-type leaf veins died out and re-evolved several times in the course of the Earth's history

16.04.2024 | [weiter]

Fig. 1: Infrared image of the shockwave (red arc) created by the massive giant star Zeta Ophiuchi in an interstellar dust cloud.

Stellar winds of three sun-like stars detected for the first time

Astrophysicists were able to quantify the mass loss of stars via their stellar winds

12.04.2024 | [weiter]

Außenasicht des Eingangsbereichs des Hauptgebäudes der Universität Wien

University of Vienna moves further up the rankings

Advancement to the top 100 in the World Reputation Rankings 2023 - 2nd place for internationality in German-speaking countries in an evaluation by "THE Student"

10.04.2024 | [weiter]

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