Schritte durch die Zeit

Eine Erdlandschaft vor fast 4000 Millionen Jahren auf einem Gemälde von Peter Sawyer. Um diese Zeit dürfte das Leben entstanden sein. Foto: Smithsonian Institution

Ausstellung zur Entstehung der Erde im Botanischen Garten der Uni Graz

Vom Beginn des Universums bis zum Ursprung der Menschheit: Auf einem Spazierweg von gut einem Kilometer Länge kann man im Botanischen Garten der Uni Graz die Entstehung der Erde mitverfolgen. Die Ausstellung „Schritte durch die Zeit“ zeigt auf 52 großformatigen Tafeln faszinierende wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse aus Austronomie, Geologie und Biologie. Start ist vor etwa 4,6 Milliarden Jahren mit der Entstehung unseres Sonnensystems. Mit jedem Schritt überwinden BesucherInnen rund vier Millionen Jahre und entdecken ungeahnte Zusammenhänge des Lebens.

„Wege durch die Zeit“ wird von der Stiftung Drittes Millennium zur Verfügung gestellt, die Nachhaltigkeit in allen Bereichen der Gesellschaft fördert. Die Schau wird am 12. Mai 2016 um 18 Uhr eröffnet und ist bis 25. November wochentags von 8 bis 16.30 Uhr im Freigelände des Botanischen Gartens bei freiem Eintritt zu besichtigen. Die Zeitreise beginnt beim Haupteingang in der Schubertstraße 59.

Dagmar Eklaude

Related news

Jurassic Sounds: Biologist reconstructs insect songs from 165 million years ago

It was apparently not just the roars of the dinosaurs that made up the soundscape of the animal world during the Jurassic period. Crickets and grasshoppers communicated through a variety of songs and high-pitched sounds, as Thorin Jonsson from the Institute of Biology at the University of Graz discovered together with colleagues from the universities of Lincoln, Bristol (UK), Beijing (China) and Tempe (USA). The findings on what are so far the oldest traces of sound on Earth have just been published in the journal PNAS.

EU funding boosts international exchange between universities

The University of Graz is further expanding its international study opportunities through the European university alliance Arqus and is taking the lead in two key projects. In future, students will benefit from even more joint degree programmes and from simplified recognition of academic achievements through the Joint European Degree Label.

Rescue and risks: Researchers have surveyed public perceptions of AI

The use of artificial intelligence has had to be made transparent since 2 August 2026. The EU’s AI Act, which has been in force since then, also sets out how risky an application is and which security measures apply as a result. However, the assessment of risks by the legislation differs in some cases significantly from the perceptions of the Austrian public. This is the finding of a representative study carried out by data scientist Stefan Thalmann from the University of Graz and his team.

The Healing Sea: Researchers discover new approaches to treating chronic inflammation in sponges

Chronic inflammation plays a key role in many diseases, ranging from metabolic disorders and cardiovascular diseases to tissue damage following injuries or infections. “Normally, the body is able to resolve inflammation on its own. If this process becomes unbalanced, immune cells remain permanently active and continue to drive negative changes in the tissue,” explains Andreas Koeberle, a pharmacist at the University of Graz.