Sylvia Ekström and Javier G. Nombela

Sylvia Ekström has been a doctor in astrophysics since 2008, specialising in stellar physics. She is responsible for communications at the Department of Astronomy at the University of Geneva. Javier G. Nombela is a graphic designer specialising in the visual representation of time. He is also the author of numerous popular works in the field of astronomy.

Opinion

We will never live on Mars, or anywhere else besides Earth

This content was published on Apr 7, 2021 Following a groundbreaking year for Mars exploration, Sylvia Ekström and Javier Nombela argue that our trips there should and will remain robots' job.

Demographics

Flat-hunting in Switzerland’s cheapest and most expensive municipalities

Aging society

Is Switzerland repeating England’s housing mistakes?

Cats climbing the cat ladders erected on the façade of a house in Bern

Swiss oddities

What a love of cat ladders says about the Swiss

Switzerland leapfrpogs Singapore and Hong Kong in the new ranking

Switzerland regains crown as world’s most competitive nation

The terms of the new agreement gives the US Securities and Exchange Commission direct access to client information from Swiss firms.

Foreign Affairs

US and Switzerland end stalemate over client information

Train vs plane: would you take a direct train between London and Geneva?

Eurostar is planning to run direct trains from Britain to Germany and Switzerland from the early 2030s. Would you favour the train over the plane? If not, why not?

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Jun 13, 2025

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