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Resolutions? It’s a question of willpower

This content was published on Dec 31, 2010 Zurich University researcher Veronika Job has shown that the more limited you consider your self control to be, the less stamina you have for demanding tasks and good intentions. Self control – the ability to resist temptation and stay focused on a demanding task – is of course key for any New Year’s resolution. But…

Swiss fish of the year in deep waters

This content was published on Dec 31, 2010 As the Swiss Fishing Association announced on Thursday, the souffia – also known as the Western Vairone – has already disappeared from some places. The association chose the small, thin fish during the Year of Biodiversity to highlight its struggle for survival and the depletion of fish stocks. The souffia (telestes souffia) is a ray-finned…

Switzerland has unusually cold December

This content was published on Dec 29, 2010 Bern had more snow in a single month than in the whole of last winter, according to the national weather service MeteoSwiss on Wednesday. Geneva had never had such deep snow – 31 centimetres – in December. The snow set in on December 1, and after a brief thaw, it returned again on December 12.…

Globalisation sows biological invasion seeds

This content was published on Dec 26, 2010 It comes in the form of invasive species – non-native plants, insects and animals – that wreak havoc on the local flora and fauna while forcing the host country to fork out eradication funds. Results of a European study show that socio-economic factors have a direct influence on the number of biological invaders in a…

Snowshoes lead to growth of wildlife safe havens

This content was published on Dec 20, 2010 The Federal Environment Office and the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) recently launched an online map that indicates the latest wildlife protected zones to help people who go on ski tours and cross-country hikers on snowshoes to plan fauna-friendly routes. Like a lynx’s beautiful coat, the new internet map is covered with tiny spots – although…

Swiss seeks to recreate Noah’s Ark

This content was published on Dec 15, 2010 Schneiter, from northwestern Switzerland, has not only won a European prize for different types of taxidermy but has also explored creating fantasy animals and anthropomorphic creatures – animal heads mounted on shop dummies. At the 2010 European competition of taxidermy, held in Italy, Schneiter became the first Swiss to win the Schwarz Taxidermy Award, which…

Noah’s depot

This content was published on Dec 15, 2010 Exotic, literary and fantasy themes all have a part in his weird and wonderful creation..(Pictures: Rolf Amiet/swissinfo.ch)

Fate of foreign pensioners raises concern

This content was published on Dec 14, 2010 Today there are more than 130,000 immigrants aged 65 and over living in Switzerland, as well as many others who were granted Swiss citizenship; this figure should rise to 280,000 by 2050. “We only planned to come to Switzerland for a short while. We wanted to return home before our children started school. The fall…

Exhibition with bite

This content was published on Dec 8, 2010 All pictures: Jürg Stauffer / Institute and Museum of the History of Medicine of Zurich University

Swiss students get an encouraging report

This content was published on Dec 8, 2010 The results for Switzerland of the fourth “Programme for International Student Assessment” were presented in Bern on Tuesday. Some of its findings will fuel the on-going debate about the country’s education system. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has been assessing the abilities in reading, mathematics and science of 15-year-olds every three…

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