What if there is dictated peace on Russia's terms? Historian Philipp Ther is worried about the parallels in history to the current situation in Ukraine and analyses the image of Russia in Austria and Eastern Europe.

In the bizarre world of quanta, different rules seem to apply than those in everyday life. Yet, we make use of its curious tricks every day – whenever we glance at our smartphone, scan items at the self-check-out till at the supermarket or use GPS for navigation. What will be possible once the last unsolved riddles of quantum mechanics are solved?

The Floreana Island Restoration Project currently is the largest and most ambitious restoration initiative in the Galápagos archipelago. Follow the exciting fieldwork of behavioural biologist Sonia Kleindorfer and her team as they monitor and protect the diverse wildlife of Floreana Island.

More than storytelling: Tatiana Konrad, a cultural studies scholar, examines the history of "climate change fiction" and its power to make possible futures more tangible. For newcomers to the genre, she also recommends must-read cli-fi by Margaret Atwood and Paolo Bacigalupi.

In 2025, Vienna will celebrate the 200th birthday of Johann Strauss II. University of Vienna musicologist Michele Calella and theatre studies scholar Anke Charton discuss the socio-cultural context of Strauss the Younger’s life and work. Quintessentially Viennese, his musical legacy continues to shape the City of Music to this day.

People with intellectual disabilities are legally entitled to the same healthcare as everyone else. In reality, however, inclusion hinges on the commitment of individuals in the healthcare system, says health psychologist Elisabeth Zeilinger.

Pesticides, contaminated food or packaging chemicals – various foreign substances often land on our plates. In the video, food chemist Benedikt Warth from the University of Vienna explains how this affects our health and how we can reduce the impact of these compounds going forward.

From drug development to diagnostics and pain management: Medicine has long catered to the needs of the ‘middle-aged Caucasian man’. How aware is medical research today of gender-based inequality? We asked pain researcher Manuela Schmidt and medical ethicist Magdalena Eitenberger.