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International research Massive star collision unlocks more secrets of the universe

An international team including Swiss researchers has for the first time recorded gravitational waves and light emitted by the collision of two ...

Swiss pioneers A breakthrough in natural crop protection

With their products the Andermatts have been proving for years that natural crop protection works. (SRF, swissinfo.ch)

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Energy-efficient housing Swiss students win top prize at US Solar Decathlon contest

A team of students from four Swiss universities has taken the top prize at the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon event in Colorado.

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The week ahead International Geneva, Brexit, maggots and child labour

A selection of the stories we will be bringing you the week of October 16.

Gender differences Women ‘kinder’ than men, study finds

Male and female brains react differently to selfless and selfish behaviour, a Swiss study has found.

Missing archives Auction house hands back rare Calvin manuscript

Sotheby’s will return a manuscript signed by the Protestant reformer John Calvin to the authorities of canton Geneva on Thursday.

Basel Zoo Cheetah cubs spotted in Basel

Two cheetah cubs, not quite three months old, have taken their first hesitant steps in public, with mother Novi, at Bazel Zoo. Onysha and her ...

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Terminally ill children Paediatric palliative care still hard to find

By Sonia Fenazzi in Geneva

A Swiss specialist says there is much to be done in terms of providing support for children suffering from incurable diseases, and for their families.

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Science Saturday Zurich mathematician wins prize for pioneering women researchers

The Swiss National Science Foundation has chosen Mathilde Bouvel to receive 2017's Heim-Vögtlin prize for her work in an emerging mathematics field.

How smelly can a cow be?

How much smell should people living next to farms be expected to endure? This often contentious point is subject to a raft of guidelines.

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More than honey Most of world’s honey is contaminated

Swiss researchers have found that 75% of honey contains traces of neonicotinoid pesticides.

Climate change Most glaciers in central Switzerland to disappear by 2090

The vast majority of glaciers in central Switzerland will have totally disappeared by the end of the 21st century, a study has revealed.

Nouvo A story about cold water

By Deganit Perez

A Swiss biophysicist received the Nobel Prize for his research in cryo-electron microscopy. Here are five reasons to be a fan.

Jacques Dubochet Swiss Nobel winner reacts with ‘great gratitude’

By Celia Luterbacher, Domhnall O'Sullivan

A happy and humble Jacques Dubochet reflected on his achievements in Lausanne, hours after learning he had won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

Back in time Take a 3D plunge into 19th-century Geneva

By Simon Bradley

You can now travel back in time to 1850 and walk the cobbled streets of Geneva using a new online 3D model.

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Microscope imaging technique Swiss wins 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry

Jacques Dubochet of Lausanne University has been awarded the 2017 Nobel prize in chemistry together with two other scientists from Britain and the US.

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Transport and mobility Imagining a world without cars

By Celia Luterbacher in Lausanne

A study shows that despite their love of cars, the Swiss are open the idea of replacing private motor vehicles with other mobility options.

Arts & sciences Mountain king dissected – for art’s sake

By Susan Misicka, Zurich

Walk into a zoological museum and you’d expect to see a bunch of fossils and dead animals. But an art installation?

Safe storage Montreux Jazz festival songs preserved in DNA

Two songs recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival have been preserved using an innovative technology for encoding data in DNA strands.

Cryptocurrencies Swiss regulator probes ICOs following fake coin scandal

By Matthew Allen

Ten days after shutting down a fake cryptocurrency scam, the Swiss financial regulator said it is investigating the procedures for setting up new ...

Louis Agassiz Swiss Alpine Club stirs debate over history’s racist scientists

By Celia Luterbacher

An SAC ruling on honorary membership raises the question: can someone’s contributions to society be judged separately from their prejudices?

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