Magazine

  • English
  • Italiano
  • Deutsch

Latest stories in english

Mind the gap

interview

interview

Mind the gap

The gender data disparity and why it needs to be reconciled

Where research and industry meet

article

article

Where research and industry meet

Eurac Research inaugurates a new laboratory for photovoltaic module prototyping

“70 percent are afraid of the negative consequences of climate change”

interview

interview

“70 percent are afraid of the negative consequences of climate change”

For the first time, the phenomenon of climate anxiety was addressed in a study for South Tyrol. Felix Windegger and Christoph Kircher talk about the results

Atherosclerosis through a new lens

interview

interview

Atherosclerosis through a new lens

How ancient human remains reveal the ratio of atherosclerosis is a perpetual constant

“It‘s also my home”

interview

interview

“It‘s also my home”

And interview with Tobias Stampfer about his transformative journey

“There‘s insufficient legal protection for children of rainbow families”

interview

interview

“There‘s insufficient legal protection for children of rainbow families”

Interview with lawyer Alexander Schuster

Honoring heritage

interview

interview

Honoring heritage

How agritourism models maintain cultures, create opportunities and act as a resource for keeping rural areas active

A well is not enough

article

article

A well is not enough

A case study in Angola reveals how adapting to climate change with technology alone is not enough, and that in the long run it could actually cause more harm than good.

“Beijing's goal is to turn young Tibetans Chinese”

interview

interview

“Beijing's goal is to turn young Tibetans Chinese”

An interview with the President of the Tibetan Government in Exile, Penpa Tsering.

To K2!

article

article

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

article

article

A month of ice

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

Can science explain mountaineering?

article

article

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

article

article

Living rivers

How the organisms that inhabit watercourses mirror their state of health

The rescued hand

article

article

The rescued hand

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

Forging connections

interview

interview

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

article

article

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

article

article

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”

interview

interview

“Italian and German women fought together”

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

The case of Bhutan

article

article

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

interview

interview

We have to learn how to live on a damaged planet

Why technological advancement alone won’t solve climate change

Karnataka

photoarticle

photoarticle

Karnataka

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

Brains in danger?

article

article

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?

interview

interview

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

interview

interview

Apples with sunburn

The impacts of climate change on agriculture in South Tyrol

Forests that protect

article

article

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?

reportage

reportage

How far can perception go?

Human sensory capabilities are being tested at terraXcube to find out

Together in the cloud

interview

interview

Together in the cloud

Earth observation expert Peter Zellner on open science

Publishing is not everything

article

article

Publishing is not everything

Eurac Research celebrates open science

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

article

article

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

Communication difficulties in extreme rescue operations

What smoking does to oral bacteria

article

article

What smoking does to oral bacteria

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