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Complex Sound Patterns Are Recognized by Newborn Brains

A team of researchers, including psycholinguist Jutta Mueller from the University of Vienna, has discovered that newborns are capable of learning complex sound sequences that follow language-like rules. This groundbreaking study provides long-sought...
25-Oct-2024 6:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Recognizing the Strengths of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Students Leads to Better Grades

In their new study, psychologist Christina Bauer from the University of Vienna and her international team show the influence societal narratives can have on students' self-image and their performance. The researchers presented reverse narratives to...
21-Oct-2024 6:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Chickpeas– Sustainable and Climate-Friendly Foods of the Future

Climate change has a negative impact on food security. An international research team led by Wolfram Weckwerth from the University of Vienna has now conducted a study to investigate the natural variation of different chickpea genotypes and their...
16-Oct-2024 6:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Checking Out the Boundaries: Milestone in Lipidomics Achieved

Results of the first phase of a Ceramide Ring Trial have just been published in the renowned journal Nature Communications, representing a significant landmark in the field of lipidomics.
10-Oct-2024 6:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Macaques Give Birth More Easily Than Women: No Maternal Mortality at Birth

An international research team led by the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna has used long-term demographic data from Japanese macaques – a monkey species within the family of Old World monkeys – to show that, unlike...
7-Oct-2024 1:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Alternating Currents for Alternative Computing with Magnets

A new study conducted at the University of Vienna, the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, and the Helmholtz Centers in Berlin and Dresden takes an important step in the challenge to miniaturize computing devices and to make...
26-Sep-2024 1:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Northern Adriatic: Collapse of Predator-Prey Relationships From the 1950s Onwards

Predatory snails drill holes in the shells of their prey. Using these boreholes, a research team led by palaeontologist Martin Zuschin from the University of Vienna was able to create a time series of predator-prey relationships in the northern...
25-Sep-2024 1:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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An Unexpected Result: The Mammalian Inner Ear Is a Striking Example of Convergent Evolution

A new study reveals the surprisingly convergent evolution in the inner ear of mammals. An international research team led by Nicole Grunstra from the University of Vienna and Anne Le Maître from the Konrad Lorenz Institute (KLI) for Evolution and...
17-Sep-2024 5:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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