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Switzerland signs Paris climate agreement

This content was published on Apr 22, 2016 “Signing this agreement is more than just a symbolic gesture. We are saying yes to a world that will gradually leave the fossil fuel era behind it,” said Leuthard. She added that Switzerland plans to ratify the Paris Agreement by the end of 2017. The environment minister called for innovation to create a green economy…

Solar Impulse on next flight challenges

This content was published on Apr 21, 2016 The Swiss Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) is on its way to California, with project initiator and pilot Bertrand Piccard in the cockpit.

New Swiss Polar Institute to explore Antarctic

This content was published on Apr 18, 2016 Following the launch of the Swiss Polar Institute (SPI), Switzerland now has a voice in global polar policy. First project: an Antarctic expedition.

Gadgets and gizmos on show in Geneva

This content was published on Apr 15, 2016 More than 750 exhibitors from 48 countries are gathered in Geneva this week for the world’s largest inventors’s fair dedicated to new creations. The International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva takes place from April 13-17 at the Palexpo exhibition centre near the airport. (Photos: Dahai Shao, Xudong Yang, Ester Unterfinger)

Solar Impulse 2 ready to continue world tour

This content was published on Apr 14, 2016 The Swiss solar plane Solar Impulse 2 is now in ‘mission mode’ in anticipation of taking off for North America from Hawaii where it had been grounded since July 2015.

First images from Swiss camera on Mars orbiter

This content was published on Apr 14, 2016 The TGO was launched exactly a month ago from Kazakhstan and is expected to reach Mars’ orbit in October 2016. The images taken by Swiss-made CaSSIS (Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System) will allow researchers to take high-resolution, colour pictures of the surface and topography of Mars in 3D. It was first activated on April…

Urban moths learn to head away from the light

This content was published on Apr 13, 2016 Nocturnal insects are particularly affected by globally increasing light pollution, since their attraction to artificial light sources generally ends fatally: either they die through direct burning or through increased exposure to predators. What’s more, artificial light affects the ecosystem of insects by interfering with their natural day-night cycle and influencing behaviour patterns such as feeding…

Insurance ombudsman cleans up phone-in-loo mess

This content was published on Apr 8, 2016 In some cases, owners of the most expensive phones can be told by their insurers to take their devices with them to the loo, so they are not left lying around unsupervised on desks. If these phones then somehow slip into the loo bowl, their owner – if insured – can claim for water damage. …

Children’s drawings headed to space aboard Swiss-led satellite

This content was published on Apr 4, 2016 The drawings will be among 3,000 pieces of artworkExternal link launched aboard the satellite made by children from countries who contributed to the space project. All of the pieces of art will be reduced in size and engraved on two metal plaques before being fixed to the outside of the satellite. The project is a…

Switzerland’s forgotten ‘Leonardo da Vinci’

This content was published on Mar 31, 2016 For 16th century zoologists, it was like Google's arrival. Rather than punch a keyboard, they could thumb over Conrad Gessner’s sensational work.

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