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Human Land Use Places Strain on Ecosystems In-depth studies of how human land use is having an ever greater impact on ecosystems over a period of three centuries are being carried out for the first time

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Safety Can be Learned - and Helps Combat Depression Learning a feeling of safety activates cellular and molecular processes that act against depression. This has been analysed using a new animal model

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The VW Beetle - an Austrian Identity Created by German Craftsmanship? The fact that people in Austria now feel truly Austrian is in part due to a German car - the Volkswagen Beetle. That is the first finding

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Allergies through Ozone Effects? Ozone Increases Allergen Load Ozone affects pollen allergens: at ozone levels typical of photochemical smog, more allergens are formed in pollen. This connection has been

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A Molecular Identity Crisis - a "Ribozyme Without RNA" Not all enzymes that are assumed to require an RNA component in order to function do actually contain RNA. This surprising discovery was made during

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Genetic Fingerprint unmasks Microbial Vandals For the first time DNA analysis can identify paper-degrading microorganisms. This is made possible by a molecular process developed for fungal infected documents

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Aid for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands - how social ecology can help A year after the tsunami devastated the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, wide-ranging field studies are helping to preserve the last remaining

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Health Care: Women from Ethnic Minorities often Neglected Women from ethnic minorities who live in Western societies are exposed to substantial health risks. The reason is that modern health care does

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(Old) Albanian - Living legacy of a dead language? According to the central hypothesis of a project undertaken by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, Old Albanian had a significant influence on the development

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Archaeology - Hidden City Provides Fascinating Insight into the Structures of Hellenistic Settlements The discovery of an ancient city buried beneath the sands of modern-day Syria has provided evidence

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