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More cyberwarriors needed, says Swiss defence minister

This content was published on Oct 23, 2017 Switzerland remains under-resourced in fighting the almost ‘daily’ cyber attacks targeting the country, said Defence Minister Guy Parmelin.

Paleontological discovery of a fossil fish and a colourful drawing of the fish

‘Bizarre’ fish discovered in Swiss Alps

This content was published on Oct 20, 2017 Scientists have discovered a fossil of a new species of Coelacanth fish in the Swiss Alps. A team of paleontologists found it near Davos.

Using microscopy technology to improve medicine

This content was published on Oct 20, 2017

An artist s rendering shows the moment at which two neutron stars collide and merge in a so-called kilonova.

Massive star collision unlocks more secrets of the universe

This content was published on Oct 16, 2017 Carlo Ferrigno, astrophysicist at the Integral Science Data Center (ISDC) at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), says that until the discovery reported on Monday, the idea that two colliding neutron stars can cause huge bursts of electromagnetic energy and gravitational waves was just a theory. “To test this hypothesis, it was necessary to detect both…

View of the NeighborHub, a solar-powered house entirely designed and built by Swiss students

Swiss students win top prize at US Solar Decathlon contest

This content was published on Oct 15, 2017 A team of students from four Swiss universities has taken the top prize at the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon event in Colorado.

International Geneva, Brexit, maggots and child labour

This content was published on Oct 15, 2017 A selection of the stories we will be bringing you the week of October 16.

Women ‘kinder’ than men, study finds

This content was published on Oct 14, 2017 Male and female brains react differently to selfless and selfish behaviour, a Swiss study has found.

Zurich mathematician wins prize for pioneering women researchers

This content was published on Oct 7, 2017 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?

This content was published on Oct 6, 2017 How much smell should people living next to farms be expected to endure? This often contentious point is subject to a raft of guidelines.

A story about cold water

This content was published on Oct 5, 2017 A Swiss biophysicist received the Nobel Prize for his research in cryo-electron microscopy. Here are five reasons to be a fan.

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