Was warfare responsible for the fall of small-scale societies?

192 countries and 125 different foods: A recent study by the Complexity Science Hub reveals interdependencies in the global food supply. Here, the researchers uncovered the profound - also indirect - effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

A research team led by the Complexity Science Hub Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna has analysed the actual prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in Austria for the first time as part of a study. In addition to identifying clear regional differences, an alarming and pr...

Being obese significantly increases the chances of also developing mental disorders. This applies to all age groups, with women at higher risk than men for most diseases, a recent study of the Complexity Science Hub and the Medical University of Vienna shows. 

Would you like to see more women on corporate boards and in leadership positions in academia? A new study recommends aligning quotas with an inclusive culture

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Using real data from an online chess platform, scientists of the Complexity Science Hub and the Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi (CREF) studied similarities of different chess openings. Based on these similarities, they developed a new classification method which can complem...

Global supply shortages of antibiotics are currently on the rise. A study by the Complexity Science Hub in collaboration with the newly founded Supply Chain Intelligence Institute Austria (ASCII) now deciphers the causes of the shortage: First and foremost, the increasin...

Derzeit kommt es weltweit verstärkt zu Lieferengpässen von Antibiotika. Eine Studie des neu gegründeten Supply Chain Intelligence Institute Austria (ASCII) in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Complexity Science Hub entschlüsselt nun die Ursachen für den derzeitigen Mangel. Allen v...

Following India and China, the USA are the third systemically most important country in the global antibiotics trade networks. Major trading partners for APIs include China, Italy, India and Belgium. Substantial trade deficits with China and Italy but trade surpluses wit...