Animals

28. August 2025

Presenting... the human-dog relationship

What makes us social?

Dogs usually ought to stay away from scientific measuring devices – unless, of course, they are part of the research team. In the video, we accompany psychologist and neuroscientist Magdalena Boch and Kalea the dog into the lab. The researchers there aim to identify the brain regions that shape our social behaviour.

18. March 2025

Guest article by

Sonia Kleindorfer

Rudolphina Roadtrip: Fieldwork at the Galápagos

The comeback of rare species: Floreana's ecological restoration

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.

12. May 2023

Citizen Science

Nature watchers bring Viennese graveyards to life

Come for Beethoven's grave, stay for the colourful hamsters. Iconic tombstones are not the only sights to see at the Central Cemetery of Vienna. University of Vienna researchers, citizen scientists and wildlife watchers are unearthing a wealth of biodiversity in the capital's network of graveyards.

18. April 2022

Behavioural Biology

The art of hearing

We hear a sound of a moving object and automatically predict in which direction it travels. What is the process behind this survival tool? The project Dynamates conducts the first comparative study on dynamic auditory predictions with marmoset monkeys and humans.

18. November 2021

Sea-Unicorn

The hidden pathways of the oceans

The aim of the EU-funded Sea-Unicorn project is to unify scientific approaches to "Marine Functional Connectivity" – i.e. the connections and pathways of marine organisms that allow the populations, species and ecosystems of the different oceans to connect. On board is Konstantina Agiadi from the Department of Palaeontology of the University of Vienna.