What is your country doing to protect you from the impacts of climate change?
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Switzerland violated its citizens’ fundamental rights by not taking enough climate action. Do you think your right to a healthy environment is being respected?
Scientists store Swiss glacier ice cores in Antarctic archive
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The Ice Memory Foundation opened the facility on Wednesday, securing the first ice cores from the Alps in the continent’s perpetual frost.
Frankenstein: What Mary Shelley’s ‘Swiss’ creature teaches us about AI
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At a time when artificial intelligence shapes our work and recreation, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein helps us reflect on the unexpected consequences of innovation.
Swiss Alpine solar farms show promise – and limits
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Switzerland is developing large solar farms in the Alps to increase renewable power, especially in winter. But their overall success so far seems mixed. An analysis.
Most Swiss political parties object to proposal to tax electric vehicles
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Political parties, the Transport and Environment Association and the Touring Club of Switzerland (TCS) are all calling for changes or to reject the Swiss government’s proposal for a tax on e-vehicles.
Smartphones, streaming, AI: digital tech’s outsized climate impact in Switzerland
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Everyday devices and online services sap the planet’s natural resources and add to climate change. But there are ways to make digital life greener.
Can Switzerland’s power grid keep up with its data centres?
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Data centres in Switzerland are already big electricity users. With the growth of AI, the demand for power is set to rise even further.
Artificial intelligence in Switzerland: what’s new in 2026
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The main drivers will be improvements to Swiss AI model Apertus, generative AI in hospitals and prioritising technological sovereignty.
Spiders, puppets and avatars explore Zurich’s digital ‘Museum of the Future’
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Visitors can plunge into a medieval battle, step into the world of a spider, and even engage with an uncanny avatar that mirrors their own identity.
Glaciers of the world, local melting and global impacts
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From the Alps to the polar regions, glaciers around the world are retreating at an ever-increasing rate. What are the consequences for populations and ecosystems?
