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To K2!

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To K2!

A project by Eurac Research is investigating the physiology of eight female mountaineers on their way to climb the second highest mountain on Earth.

A month of ice

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A month of ice

In the terraXcube's icing research tunnel, drones fly through freezing cold clouds

Can science explain mountaineering?

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Can science explain mountaineering?

Studies on human physiology often accompany great mountaineering feats, however the results of these studies are at times, contradicted by reality.

Living rivers

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Living rivers

How the organisms that inhabit watercourses mirror their state of health

The rescued hand

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The rescued hand

A man survives for 23 hours under an avalanche and his treatment sets new standards.

Forging connections

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Forging connections

15 years on, how the Winter School on Federalism and Governance has created a transboundary, transdisciplinary, and lasting network.

Individuals from the early Middle Ages found in the cemetery of Santo Stefano

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Individuals from the early Middle Ages found in the cemetery of Santo Stefano

Analyses by Eurac Research have revealed high genetic diversity and kinship links from remains

Climate risks: Europe is not prepared

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Climate risks: Europe is not prepared

The first climate risk assessment on behalf of the EU Commission has been completed and a team from Eurac Research played a key role.

“Italian and German women fought together”

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“Italian and German women fought together”

A conversation about the history of the women’s movement in South Tyrol

The case of Bhutan

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The case of Bhutan

A research team from South Tyrol travels to Bhutan to train experts in analysing climate risks and returns with the insight that the Himalayan state has a lot to teach.

We have to learn how to live on a damaged planet

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We have to learn how to live on a damaged planet

Why technological advancement alone won’t solve climate change

Karnataka

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Karnataka

A journey through images, to the roots of a millennia-old coexistence.

Brains in danger?

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Brains in danger?

A lack of oxygen to the brain can cause serious damage, but the threat is difficult to measure. A young researcher is testing new approaches.

What does the European Union think about secessionist movements?

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What does the European Union think about secessionist movements?

Independentist movements and EU institutions are the focus of the Annual Minority Rights Lecture

Apples with sunburn

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Apples with sunburn

The impacts of climate change on agriculture in South Tyrol

Forests that protect

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Forests that protect

A study assessed the impact from climate change on eleven South Tyrolean forests that have one trait in common…

How far can perception go?

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How far can perception go?

Human sensory capabilities are being tested at terraXcube to find out

Together in the cloud

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Together in the cloud

Earth observation expert Peter Zellner on open science

Publishing is not everything

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Publishing is not everything

Eurac Research celebrates open science

“I could never be sure that I would be understood”

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“I could never be sure that I would be understood”

Communication difficulties in extreme rescue operations

What smoking does to oral bacteria

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What smoking does to oral bacteria

A study shows the effects of cigarette use and what happens when you stop.

 The father, son and infant found in a prehistoric tomb

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The father, son and infant found in a prehistoric tomb

New details from a bioarchaeological study of a grave in Ora

Meeting C. elegans

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Meeting C. elegans

How a tiny, wriggling worm is enabling discoveries into the mechanisms of Parkinson’s Disease.

Studying the woods through photography

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Studying the woods through photography

Photographing the forest canopy can help protect it

The preparation is the real adventure

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The preparation is the real adventure

Extreme sportswoman Anja Blacha and climate risk expert Stefan Schneiderbauer in conversation

“Such a far-reaching Convention would not be signed today.”

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“Such a far-reaching Convention would not be signed today.”

On the 32nd anniversary of the Alpine Convention: a conversation with the Secretary General

Ready for the worst

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Ready for the worst

A look at the practices, customs and rituals a Japanese community employs to protect from the risk of natural hazards

So, what’s a biobank actually for?

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So, what’s a biobank actually for?

The most obvious answer is to preserve biological samples, but there’s much more to it than that.

Data and scenarios for zero-emission buses

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Data and scenarios for zero-emission buses

Investigating the possibility of eliminating fossil fuels from public transportation

Parkinson’s research: new approaches for early detection

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Parkinson’s research: new approaches for early detection

For the first time, markers have been identified at the cellular level that indicate mitochondrial defects even in the absence of physical symptoms