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Can Swiss data help catch climate cheaters?

Jungfraujoch research station in the Swiss alps

This content was published on Aug 9, 2017 Scientists monitoring emissions from an Alpine station want international monitors to use their data, since other reporting could be flawed.

View of the Swiss Alpine Club s (SAC) old Monte Rosa Hut on the Gorner Glacier near Zermatt in the canton of Valais

Light pollution keeps night pollinators away

This content was published on Aug 5, 2017 Swiss researchers have found out that artificial light can significantly reduce visits by nocturnal insects that help pollinate certain plants.

Aufnahme eines Gletschers, im Hintergrund Wolken und blauer Himmel.

Gruesome discoveries a sign of rapidly retreating glaciers

This content was published on Aug 3, 2017 The finds of human remains in the Alps are a reminder that glaciers are melting rapidly, and could disappear entirely by the end of the century.

Shop fronts in Stein am Rhein feature sport signs displaying their wares

Cantons draw on eID to attract foreign firms

This content was published on Aug 2, 2017 Two Swiss cantons, which both pride themselves on being magnets for international companies, have introduced digital ID to enhance services.

Stories making the Swiss Sunday papers

This content was published on Jul 30, 2017 More patients in psychiatric units, gluten-free pet food, and a cold state visit for Doris Leuthard make up some of the headlines in the papers.

World’s longest suspension footbridge opens in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 29, 2017 The longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world was officially opened in Switzerland today, measuring just under half-a-kilometre long.

A drone’s-eye view

This content was published on Jul 29, 2017 The steel bridge connects two sections of a walking trail between Grächen and Zermatt in the south of the country, on the Europaweg trail – a high-altitude route taking in views of some of Switzerland’s highest peaks such as the Matterhorn. At 494 metres, the “Europa” bridge overtakes the “Titan-RT” in Germany as the world’s…

A swimming robot to sniff out water pollution

This content was published on Jul 29, 2017 A bio-inspired robot developed by a Swiss research team can be fitted with sensors that allow it to zero in on sources of aquatic contaminants.

Scientists find 16 genetic markers linked to lifespan

This content was published on Jul 27, 2017 A Swiss-led research team has identified the largest-ever number of genetic markers that are directly linked to human life expectancy.

A man speaks into a megaphone amidst a crowd holding banners demanding truth

Crowdfunding to reward whistleblowers

This content was published on Jul 27, 2017 Would you blow the whistle on corrupt or unethical practices if you knew you would receive a cash reward?

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