A team of international researchers led by the University of Vienna investigated the development of shark and ray biodiversity over the past 100 million years. Their surprising results show a continuous decline in diversity since the Eocene, 45 million years ago, which contradicts previous assumptions that biodiversity was either stableContinuar Leyendo
Researchers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed an actively growing supermassive black hole within a galaxy just 570 million years after the Big Bang. Part of a class of small, very distant galaxies that have mystified astronomers, CANUCS-LRD-z8.6 represents a vital piece of this puzzle that challengesContinuar Leyendo
IT-Security Researchers from the University of Vienna and SBA Research identified and responsibly disclosed a large-scale privacy weakness in WhatsApp’s contact discovery mechanism that allowed the enumeration of 3.5 billion accounts. In collaboration with the researchers, Meta has since addressed and mitigated the issue. The study underscores the importance ofContinuar Leyendo
Last week, four lasers were projected into the skies above the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s) Paranal site in Chile. The lasers are each used to create an artificial star, which astronomers use to measure and then correct the blur caused by Earth’s atmosphere. The striking launch of these lasers, oneContinuar Leyendo
Bern, Nov 06, 2025.- The two scientists Wanda Kukulski and Paola Luciani from the University of Bern are part of two research teams that have each been awarded a prestigious ERC Synergy Grant. The funding enables them to advance groundbreaking projects in international collaboration in the fields of cell biologyContinuar Leyendo
Synchronization as social glue for communities A team of sports scientists and cognitive biologists at the University of Vienna has demonstrated in a new study that solving a task together can promote spontaneous movement synchronization. Such synchronization serves as a kind of «social glue» and plays an important role inContinuar Leyendo
Data and practical instructions for reliable experiments with polyoxometalates Polyoxometalates are complex molecular cages made of metal and oxygen atoms and are an important tool in experiments. However, they often behave differently than expected in solutions. Chemists at the University of Vienna have now systematically tested their properties and developedContinuar Leyendo
Problems with the brain’s waste clearance system could underlie many cases of dementia and help explain why poor sleep patterns and cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure increase the risk of dementia. Cambrigde, Nov 02, 2025.- A study led by researchers at the University of Cambridge found that impairedContinuar Leyendo
A spooky bat has been spotted flying over the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO’s) Paranal site in Chile, right in time for Halloween. Thanks to its wide field of view, the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) was able to capture this large cloud of cosmic gas and dust, whose mesmerising appearance resemblesContinuar Leyendo
Tiny 5 cm long bone allows insights into crucial period when Neanderthals disappeared and Homo sapiens replaced them. Vienna, Oct 29, 2025.- In their new study an international team led by the University of Vienna reports the discovery and extraction of ancient DNA from a tiny 5 cm long NeanderthalContinuar Leyendo
