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Restoring life in Swiss rivers

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Cow stomachs reveal what people discard

This content was published on Sep 12, 2012

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Switzerland comes clean on its obsession

This content was published on Sep 12, 2012 Tourists seem impressed. “Yes, it’s definitely clean,” says Craig Oddie of Manchester, Britain, who is visiting the city’s bear park with his family. “Just walking around the public areas you don’t see any litter. The public transport’s always clean. It’s massively better here than it is in England.” Barbara Cunningham of Canada agrees. “Oh, I…

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Barking up the right tree

This content was published on Sep 11, 2012 Barking up the right tree

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Borders won’t stop us

This content was published on Sep 11, 2012 The authorities have invested in important means to help turn back the tide and reduce damage to the ecosystem. The sap of the giant hogweed can cause burns and blisters on a person’s skin, while the Asian long-horned beetle can kill off a tree in just a few years. Here are some mugshots of the…

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Carlo Chatrian to head Locarno Film Festival

This content was published on Sep 4, 2012 Born in Turin, Italy, in 1971, Chatrian has worked as a film critic for magazines such as Filmcritica, Duellanti and Cineforum since the early 1990s. He is the director of the magazine Panoramiques. Chatrian has run film courses at various schools and institutions. He first worked with the Locarno Film Festival in 2002, and served…

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Swiss researchers uncover clues to moon’s origins

This content was published on Aug 30, 2012 It is widely accepted that the Earth’s moon formed 4.5 billion years ago from an impact between the Earth and a celestial object the size of Mars called Theia. While simulations of the collision done over past decades suggested that the moon would have mostly been formed by material from Theia, the oxygen isotopes found…

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GM plants represent low risk, say scientists

This content was published on Aug 28, 2012 The government requested a national research programme on the risks and benefits of GM plants after the Swiss voted for a five-year moratorium on their use in 2005. The moratorium was extended for another three years by parliament. Between 2007 and 2011, 30 projects were launched as part of the programme at a total cost…

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New Down syndrome test raises hopes and fears

This content was published on Aug 26, 2012

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Restoring life in Swiss rivers

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Swiss researchers uncover clues to moon’s origins

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GM plants represent low risk, say scientists

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New Down syndrome test raises hopes and fears

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