From a tiny electric jolt when touching a doorknob to styrofoam peanuts that cling to a mischievous cat's fur -- the well-known and seemingly simple phenomenon of static electricity has puzzled people ...

Amid an epic rant from one of the club’s long-time professionals and rumors that unsuccessful head-coach Christian Ilzer is ...

Wolfgang Kindl of Austria started his day with a luge World Cup doubles win. He ended it with a piece of luge history.

Five years after retiring from competition, the 40-year-old skiing stalwart has made a rapid, pain-free return with the ...

The talks are already the longest in Austrian history, and leave open the possibility that Austria could hold fresh elections should other coalition negotiations break down.

Now scientists at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have identified a critical factor explaining that ...

The Mooserboden Reservoirs are a remarkable feat of engineering and a hidden gem in the Austrian Alps, located near the charming town of Kaprun, Austria. Situated at 2,036 meters above sea level, ...

Austria has long been known as a culinary powerhouse, so it's no surprise that the oldest cake in history, Linzer torte, ...

The country's Nazi-era racism persists, with Islamophobia normalised through laws and rhetoric that criminalise Muslims, and perpetuated by institutional complicity ...

Isaac Newton is best known for his development of mathematics and physics, but he also took a keen interest in economics and ...

Head of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) Herbert Kickl, centre, celebrates with supporters during a final election campaign event at St Stephen's Square in Vienna, Austria, Friday, September 27 ...