DATUM • 4th April 2024 Die Optimierung der Pflanzen Die EU will die Regeln für die genetische Veränderung von Nutzpflanzen lockern. Ist das eine gute Idee? Eine Streitgespräch.
RiffReporter • 28th March 2024 Planetare Demokratie: „Es muss sich etwas radikal ändern“ Der Politikwissenschafter Frederic Hanusch erforscht, wie man Tiere oder Ökosysteme in politische Prozesse einbeziehen könnte.
Original Magazin • 8th March 2024 Pigs and the City Welche Rolle spielt Stadtlandwirtschaft für die Ernährungssicherheit einer Großstadt? Eine Reportage vom größten Schweinebauernhof Wiens.
DER STANDARD • 4th March 2024 In Österreichs 437 Skigebieten gibt es nur ein Windrad – warum? Wieso die Seilbahnbranche beim Windkraftausbau hinterherhinkt – und was nun doch passieren könnte.
scilog - The FWF Science Magazine • 19th February 2024 How cultivating positive interaction affects pigs Animal welfare researcher Jean- Loup Rault seeks to explore how positive interactions with humans affect pigs. Initial results show that petting and other positive interactions could even lead to changes in how pigs process emotions.
Die Furche • 2nd February 2024 „Sich zum Lachen zu zwingen, reicht nicht“ Die biologische Psychologin Ilona Papoušek weiß: Nicht alles, was über Humor und Lachen bekannt ist, lässt sich wissenschaftlich belegen. Was passiert in unserem Gehirn, wenn wir lachen?
scilog - The FWF Science Magazine • 22nd January 2024 Marine fungi could degrade plasticizers Oceanographer Federico Baltar assumes that certain marine microbes can metabolize plasticizers contained in plastic. Initial findings bolster his hypothesis.
RiffReporter • 8th January 2024 Wie Österreich seine Wälder an den Klimawandel anpassen muss Der Schutzwald des Alpenstaates ist in schlechtem Zustand. Was ihm zusetzt und was nun passieren muss.
Der Konsument • 21st December 2023 Schutzwald in Not Die Folgen der fortschreitenden Klimakrise setzen den heimischen Schutzwäldern zu. Was muss passieren, damit sie uns auch in einer heißeren Zukunft schützen?
RiffReporter • 4th December 2023 Hydropower expansion in Austria: “There are almost no fish left in the rivers” Around two thirds of the electricity produced in Austria comes from hydropower. Life in the rivers suffers as a result. How “green” is the Alpine state’s hydropower actually? An expert classifies.
s:hz • 2nd December 2023 More trees in German fields: Why agroforestry helps the climate and biodiversity Agroforests store carbon, provide habitat, improve soil and increase agricultural yields. What has to happen so that there are more of them in Germany?
Die Furche • 8th November 2023 How a farmer brings life back to his fields Biodiversity in agriculture is declining. Andreas Badinger is bucking this trend - and teaching others how they can do the same.
tag eins Magazin • 12th October 2023 The hydropower country Austria is facing a dilemma Hydroelectric power plants help with the energy transition, but they harm life in our rivers. How can both succeed: the energy transition and the protection of the environment?
RiffReporter • 2nd October 2023 Expert explains: This is how the Alps will become climate neutral by 2050 Transport transition, energy transition and a different type of tourism. This has to happen in order to cushion the climate impacts in the Alps.
Topagrar Österreich • 4th September 2023 Can this worm still be stopped? As temperatures rise and it becomes drier, the wireworm is spreading and threatening the potato crop. A research project is exploring how this can be addressed - without any herbicides.
Der Konsument • 31st August 2023 The Alps in climate change: high time for strategies The climate crisis is changing the Alps and with it our lives. What strategies already exist to adapt to risks and what still needs to happen?
RiffReporter • 2nd August 2023 Islands and ocean warming: “All I saw was the sea” Islands and delta states are adapting to climate impacts with nature-based solutions. But the options are limited.
RiffReporter • 12th July 2023 EU renaturation: “Manfred Weber, how dare you?” Before the vote, disinformation and camp formation prevailed. What happens next with one of the most important EU environmental laws?
Südwind Magazin • 2nd July 2023 Salt water from all sides Sea levels are rising and oceans are heating up rapidly. Countries like Bangladesh and small island states in particular have to adapt. They also rely on nature-based solutions.
Der Konsument • 29th June 2023 Of dying and migrating species The Alps are heating up and becoming drier. How does this change the fine network of animals, plants and microorganisms?
The Magazine of the Austrian Science Fund FWF • 22nd June 2023 How our concept of economics hinders societal transformation Conventional ideas of how the economy works are deeply embedded in universities, everyday life and politics. They are counterproductive for bringing about the transformation necessitated by the climate crisis. Stephan Pühringer has set out to change this.
The Magazine of the Austrian Science Fund FWF • 22nd June 2023 Understanding how aquatic microbes affect climate change Microorganisms in aquatic ecosystems continuously produce methane, and consume it again. The Barbara Bayer wants to find out how the overfertilization of lakes and oceans influences the natural methane cycle.
Die FURCHE • 21st June 2023 Nature Based Solutions: How the city becomes climate-fit Austria's cities are becoming increasingly hotter and drier. There are already concrete plans to make them more climate resilient. But there is a problem with the financing. An expert discussion.
RiffReporter • 7th June 2023 Alpine natural hazards: The best protection is climate neutrality Natural hazards such as floods and landslides are increasing in the Alps. Geographer Margreth Keiler explains how the climate crisis influences threats and how we must adapt.