Press releases 2025

Thursday, 12. June 2025

Archaeology on the Mountain 2025: Glittering, clattering and sounding metals in Hallstatt

On Saturday, 14 and Sunday, 15 June 2025, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Natural History Museum Vienna and the Salt Worlds Hallstatt invite you to the event weekend ‘Archaeology on the Mountain’ in Hallstatt. In the branch office of the NHM Vienna on Hallstatt's Salzberg, interesting facts and the latest archaeological research results are presented at numerous stations. This year’s event will focus on ‘glittering, clattering and sounding metals’.
Tuesday, 10. June 2025

Press event: Presentation of the Haag meteorite at the Natural History Museum Vienna

On Tuesday, 10 June 2025, at 10:30 a.m., the Westermayr family will present the Haag meteorite to the NHM’s meteorite collection.
Thursday, 05. June 2025

Press tour of the new special exhibition: Freighted - Freighted 500 years of collecting and exhibiting rhinos

on Tuesday, 1 July 2025, at 10.30 a.m. in Room 21 of the NHM Vienna, Maria-Theresien-Platz
Tuesday, 03. June 2025

Friday, 30. May 2025

Press event: Presentation of the Haag meteorite at the Natural History Museum Vienna

On Tuesday, 10 June 2025, at 10:30 a.m., the Westermayr family will present the Haag meteorite to the NHM’s meteorite collection.
Thursday, 22. May 2025

Dino with whiptail: New study reveals potential defense strategy of Plateosaurus

Was the Plateosaurus better armed than previously thought? A new study provides surprising clues: The herbivorous dinosaur, which lived around 215 to 205 million years ago in the late Triassic period, may have actively used its long tail for defence – similar to some lizards today.
Thursday, 22. May 2025

Tuesday, 20. May 2025

Tuesday, 20. May 2025

Tuesday, 13. May 2025

Friday, 09. May 2025

Wednesday, 07. May 2025

Tuesday, 29. April 2025

Tuesday, 29. April 2025

Friday, 25. April 2025

Tuesday, 22. April 2025

Wednesday, 16. April 2025

Tuesday, 08. April 2025

Monday, 07. April 2025

Wednesday, 02. April 2025

Thursday, 27. March 2025

Tuesday, 25. March 2025

Tuesday, 18. March 2025

Tuesday, 11. March 2025

Thursday, 06. March 2025

Plants struggled for millions of years after the world’s worst climate catastrophe

Can plants reveal the secrets of survival during Earth’s darkest days?
Tuesday, 04. March 2025

Monday, 03. March 2025

Friday, 21. February 2025

Thursday, 13. February 2025

Tuesday, 11. February 2025

Wednesday, 29. January 2025

Global meta-analysis shows action is needed to halt genetic diversity loss

In the most comprehensive global analysis of genetic diversity ever undertaken, an international team of scientists has found that genetic diversity is being lost across the globe but that conservation efforts are helping to safeguard species.
Monday, 27. January 2025

Monday, 20. January 2025

Wednesday, 15. January 2025

Thursday, 09. January 2025

  
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