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Name of racist scientist remains on top

This content was published on Aug 20, 2010 The three communities bordering the mountain on Thursday rejected a petition signed by people from around the world calling for the name of Louis Agassiz, a key promoter of the Ice Age theory, to be removed from the mountain. When Agassiz moved to the United States in 1846, he became a leading researcher and one…

Experts visit Geneva’s papyrus treasures

This content was published on Aug 20, 2010 swissinfo.ch caught up with papyrus experts who had taken time off from an international congress in Geneva to marvel at the collection of precious manuscripts at the Bodmer Foundation in nearby Cologny. “Ah, here we are… this is the high point,” exclaims Peter Preston, a retired professor of Greek at Oxford University, as he elbows…

Geneva professor wins “Nobel prize of maths”

This content was published on Aug 19, 2010 Stanislas Smirnov received the award on Thursday at the InternationalCongress of Mathematics in Hyderabad, India. Other recipients were Cedric Vilani and Ngo Bau Chau from Paris and Elon Lindenstrauss from Jerusalem. The Fields Medal is considered the equivalent of the Nobel prize for mathematics and is awarded every four years to outstanding mathematicians under the…

Swiss try to limit cow methane emissions

This content was published on Aug 18, 2010 Swiss scientists have turned their attention to the problem, and are investigating the possibility of modifying the animals’ diet to stop them producing so much gas. The release of methane into the atmosphere is a major problem. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), farm animals are responsible for 18 per cent of…

Travellers told not to import plants

This content was published on Aug 16, 2010 Some plants bring with them the danger of disease and pests or are invasive, squeezing out local greenery. Others are simply forbidden because they are endangered species. It’s a problem which is well known to Markus Bünter, head of the Plant Protection Inspectorate of the Agroscope research institute, which is attached to the Federal Agriculture…

What is fuelling floods and fires?

This content was published on Aug 10, 2010 Flooding of a 1,000km stretch along the Indus river has already claimed about 1,600 lives, and driven hundreds of thousands from their homes. Over 13 million people have been affected. In Russia temperatures have stood for weeks at almost 40 degrees; fires have destroyed villages and forests, while a pall of smog lies over large…

Tests prove wolves killed livestock

This content was published on Aug 10, 2010 There were two separate attacks on cattle from July 22-24 near Crans-Montana. Valais cantonal authorities suspected a wolf was involved and agreed on August 3 to allow one to be shot. One week later, authorities now have proof that a wolf was indeed behind both attacks. The Federal Environment Office also said on Tuesday that…

Swiss complete balloon flight over Kilimanjaro

This content was published on Aug 10, 2010 The team, which includes mineralogists Mario Meier and Daniel Wiedenmann, drifted up to 5,500m and crossed over the massif but were unable to fly directly over the summit after winds pushed the balloon toward the south. Kilimanjaro rises to 5,895 metres above sea level and is Africa’s highest peak. “The landing was very impressive,” Meier…

Possibly oldest yet mammoth remains found

This content was published on Aug 4, 2010 The bones and tusks uncovered while dynamiting at the quarry are thought to be between 145,000 and 230,000 years old, cantonal archaeologists said. Previous mammoth remains found in the country only go back between 14,000 and 55,000 years. Mammoths became extinct in Europe and North America around 11,500 years ago. swissinfo.ch and agencies

Neverland lost

This content was published on Aug 4, 2010 This collection of photographs was never intended to be a book. In February 2009, Leutwyler flew to California on an assignment to photograph the iconic white glove of pop star Michael Jackson. When he arrived at the venue for the shoot, he had no idea what he’d find.

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