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First aid: drones make a difference

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Risk factors for Parkinson’s disease: progress in research

A study proves the protective function of the RIT2 gene

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Mapping innovation

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A breath of snow

New satellite technology to monitor the thermal conductivity of snow

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Open access answers for an emerging city

Most people haven’t heard of Phuthaditjhaba but what’s happening there can provide insights to some of the greatest challenges we are facing in terms of climate change, ...

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What Ancient DNA Reveals About Modern Diseases

Paleopathologist Albert Zink explains how to untangle the chaos of ancient genetic traces and why blood vessel calcification is not just due to a bad lifestyle.

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Mountains are not islands

Graphic article - How what happens at altitude affects all ecosystems

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The “Fake News” System

Disinformation is gradually seeping into public discourse and endangering our democracy. Elisa Piras digs deep into the media quagmire, meticulously scouring the literature and ...

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Making democracy crisis-proof

What can states learn from Covid-19?

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Death by a thousand cuts

Interview with Environment Lawyer and Federal Scholar in Residence Rebecca Nelson.

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Mystery of the Basel mummy solved

A research team can clarify which disease “the lady from the Barfüsserkirche” suffered from.

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The beauty of structure

A neuroscientist explains fascinating advances in microscopy.

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The secrets of a lady from Basel

A well-preserved church mummy from the 18th century has proven to be a fascinating object of research in many respects

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Sense of smell as an early warning system for Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.

Interview with neuroscientist Johannes Frasnelli

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Achieving better health through participation

Political and health scientist and Katharina Crepaz studied the influence of social participation on health. Her thesis on scientific qualification for teaching received an award ...

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The Trojan horse of the butterflies

What makes the Black-spotted Large Blue butterfly so special and so endangered?

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South Tyrol in the Early Middle Ages

Bioarchaeology indicates exchanges with other populations and a varied diet

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“Data sustainability is the new frontier of research”

Conversations between disciplines: interview with physicist Claudia Notarnicola and emergency physician Giacomo Strapazzon.

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Old bones - new knowledge

An interview with the authors of the first German textbook on "Osteological Paleopathology".

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Recognition: Raising Indigenous and minority voices

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"Shaping the future must be a social movement."

An interview with Roland Benedikter, holder of the UNESCO Chair in "Interdisciplinary Anticipation and Global-Local Transformation" at Eurac Research.

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Optimists suffer less

How affective temperaments affect pain perception

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What is an extreme event?

Since 1981, a research project has analysed the extreme events that have affected certain Alpine regions. The results of which have enabled new models to manage them better.

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Molecule identified that could counteract arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

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Earth's swan song

What are thermokarst lakes and why soil warming should worry us even more than air warming

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"Digitalization is a social learning process"

Conversations between disciplines: interview with science journalist Sigrid Hechensteiner and IT expert Dietmar Laner.

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"Most of the time, those affected become the real experts"

Conversations between disciplines: interview with economic geographer Thomas Streifeneder and lawyer Eva Maria Moar.

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"It had to be built from scratch"

Conversations between disciplines: interview with librarian Antje Messerschmidt and event manager Pier Paolo Mariotti.