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A tropical parasite spreads from Switzerland to Germany

A tropical parasite moves from Switzerland to Germany

This content was published on Jul 27, 2025 A pest from the tropics is giving Swiss agriculture a hard time. The caterpillar of the tomato moth (Helicoverpa armigera) devours almost everything. The moth is now spreading northwards.

What measures have been taken to prevent floods in your area?

Have you ever experienced a flood event? Have you witnessed a significant increase in flooding where you live? What measures have been taken in your country to prevent recurrent flooding? Are these measures effective?

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0.5 per cent less CO2 for companies with a net zero target

Net zero firms emit 0.5% less CO2, study finds

This content was published on Jul 26, 2025 Companies with an externally validated net-zero target emit less CO2 than those without a climate target. This is the conclusion of a new analysis by the US financial services provider MSCI.

Two initiatives tabled to curb wind turbines

Swiss citizens will be voting on restricting wind farm expansion

This content was published on Jul 25, 2025 On Friday, the Association for the Protection of Nature and Democracy submitted two initiatives aimed at curbing the expansion of wind farms. More than 110,000 signatures have been collected.

Silent power guzzlers: Switzerland’s booming data centres

This content was published on Jul 25, 2025 Data centres are popping up across Switzerland, driven in part by demand for AI. They come at a cost: by 2030, the centres could consume 15% of the country’s electricity.

Catfish thriving in Switzerland due to climate change

This content was published on Jul 24, 2025 Over the last 20 years, the number of catfish caught in Switzerland has increased massively.

The role of leader increases stress in animals too

Leadership also increases stress in animals

This content was published on Jul 23, 2025 A study conducted at the University of Zurich has shown that when animals make decisions for their group, their hearts beat faster.

The Swiss Fablab project is modelled on other labs , such as Micronova in Finland.

Chip-making factory aims to boost Swiss semiconductors

This content was published on Jul 23, 2025 Switzerland is laying plans to build a national chip production and research centre.

Tourists admire the Aletsch Glacier, the longest glacier in Europe.

What is the future of glacier tourism in a world with less ice?

This content was published on Jul 23, 2025 Climate change puts glacier tourism at risk. How can this vital industry be saved for local communities? Here are some adaptation strategies.

Fading fast: the final years of East Africa’s glaciers

This content was published on Jul 23, 2025 East Africa’s tropical glaciers, from Kilimanjaro to Mount Kenya, are disappearing due to climate change. What does this mean for the continent’s water supply?

Beyond tariffs: how Switzerland turned trade talks into climate action with Mercosur

This content was published on Jul 18, 2025 After eight years, EFTA and Mercosur have a deal. But with such agreements facing public scrutiny, negotiators were keen to include protections – including environmental ones.

Elephant robot designed using a bio-inspired 3D printing method

Lausanne scientists create 3D-printed elephant robot

This content was published on Jul 17, 2025 Researchers at the EPFL in Lausanne have managed to create a robot elephant using a 3D-printable lattice structure.

The destructive force of debris flows better understood

Swiss research explains dynamics of destructive debris flows

This content was published on Jul 17, 2025 For the study, a team led by ETH Zurich analysed a June 2022 debris flow in Valais with unprecedented precision.

A nuclear power plant in Switzerland shown between dark clouds and bright rapeseed fields.

Risks remain as Switzerland weighs return to nuclear power

This content was published on Jul 17, 2025 Switzerland reconsiders nuclear power amid climate goals, but experts warn of hidden risks that show the complexities of clean energy today.

The Gösgen nuclear power plant in canton Solothurn is one of three still in operation in Switzerland.

Why climate change and wars are reviving interest in nuclear energy

This content was published on Jul 17, 2025 Is the Fukushima effect over? Here’s why there is renewed interest around the atom and which nations want to build new nuclear power plants.

Switzerland is Europe’s most innovative country, EU study finds

This content was published on Jul 16, 2025 In the European Commission’s annual ranking, the Swiss score dropped slightly in 2025, but not enough to cost it top spot.

Agreement reached on Belpmoos solar plant

Planned solar park at Bern airport scaled back after talks

This content was published on Jul 16, 2025 The ground-mounted plant at Belpmoos Airport will be smaller than originally planned, the parties involved said on Tuesday.

In recent years ski resorts at lower altitudes have had to re-think their tourism offers due to the lack of snow.

Climate change puts Swiss tourism to the test

This content was published on Jul 16, 2025 Climate change threatens tourism in Switzerland – and is partly caused by it. How can the industry become more sustainable?

A crack in a ski lift structure in the Swiss Alps caused by thawing permafrost.

New hope for cable cars and mountain huts threatened by permafrost collapse

This content was published on Jul 16, 2025 A novel scientific solution being developed in Switzerland aims to stabilise mountain infrastructure endangered by climate change.

Stabilising permafrost in the Swiss Alps

Permafrost thawing: protecting endangered mountain infrastructure in the Swiss Alps

This content was published on Jul 16, 2025 Elizaveta Sharaborova, a Swiss-based researcher, explains how her solar-powered prototype can stabilise thawing permafrost threatening Alpine infrastructure.

Climate adaptation

Why Switzerland is among the ten fastest-warming countries in the world

Cooks at work in the kitchen, pictured during a look behind the scenes at Hotel Seedamm Plaza in Pfaeffikon, canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, on March 31, 2014. (KEYSTONE/Christian Beutler)

Foreign Affairs

In Switzerland four out of ten people have a migrant background – who are they?

Demographics

Suicides in Switzerland quadruple among older people

Criminals are targeting Swiss car dealerships

French gangs target luxury cars in Switzerland

The additional costs that Switzerland will incur when purchasing the US F-35 fighter jet continue to be a concern.

Swiss Politics

Renewed controversy in Switzerland over US fighter jets – explained

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Jul 8, 2025

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Has your continent reached its peak or is there still potential for economic growth?

Some regions of the world are on an upward trajectory with the promise of a steadily improving future. Where do you live? And in which direction is your region or continent developing?

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Jul 21, 2025

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What are your experiences with housing shortages and rising property prices?

Switzerland is steering towards a housing crisis. Are there solutions?

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Apr 25, 2025

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