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Observing nature can help us feel less pain. Now, for the first time, brain scans confirm what we subjectively feel, and point to why our perception of pain might change.

Science is increasingly facing criticism and political scrutiny - but not all criticism is the same.

Who would say no to innovation? But every promising innovation leaves environmental traces – some we expect, others surprise us decades later.

Schadstoffe in Lebensmitteln – ein Thema, das selten emotionslos diskutiert wird. Zwischen wachsender Sorge über Mikroplastik, Pestizide und sogenannte Ewigkeitschemikalien einerseits und einer immer differenzierteren wissenschaftlichen Bewertung andererseits ist Raum für viele Fragen.

Vom 23. bis zum 25. April luden das Climate Change Centre Austria (CCCA) und die Universität Innsbruck zum 25. Österreichischen Klimatag nach Innsbruck ein. Das Thema: „Lebens- und Wirtschaftsraum Alpen“. Die ECH-Redaktion hat mit Valentina Ausserladscheider vom Institut für Wirtschaftssoziologie gesprochen, die beim Klimatag vor Ort war.

Those who climb indoors are doing something for their health. But climbing shoes contain chemicals of concern that can enter the lungs of climbers through the abrasion of the soles.

Following a competetive review process, the Environment and Climate Research Hub is proud to present its three new Seed Funding projects: From Lab to Litigation, Exploring Social Perceptions of Chlordecone and Other Phytochemical Compounds, and From Decay to Delay.

As one of the ECH's 2025 Seed Funding projects, this interdisciplinary project seeks to better understand organic matter (OM) dynamics in various terrestrial and water ecosystems, by integrating biogeochemical and microbial ecology perspectives in combination with expert knowledge from different fields.

As one of the ECH's 2025 Seed Funding projects, this project led by ECH-members Stephanie Nitsch and Nils Güttler seeks to understand how scientific evidence has, or has not, been incorporated into legal practice, thereby fostering an in-depth and collaborative approach to horizontal environmental litigation.

This interdisciplinary research project is part of the ECH 2025 Seed Funding projects and led by Giorgio Brocco and Mathew White. It explores the socio-cultural, psychological, and emotional perceptions related to chlordecone and other more recent phytochemical substances used in agriculture in Martinique, a French Overseas Department in the Caribbean.