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Scientific hot-air balloon overflies Kilimanjaro

This content was published on Jul 28, 2010 The two-week project launched by the hot-air balloon company Balloon Team in Lugano, canton Ticino, consists in using an aerostat to fly over the Tanzanian volcano, where the scientists will study aerosols, small particles, and their effect on climate and health. It is the first time that this type of research is being carried out…

Study urges new incentives for organ donors

This content was published on Jul 27, 2010 About 1,000 people are currently on a waiting list for a transplant hoping to find donors willing to give up their organs upon death. Switzerland is near the bottom of the list of registered organ donors in comparison with European Union countries. Mélanie Mader, who wrote her doctoral thesis at Neuchâtel University, points out that…

Sister collider planned for “Big Bang” machine

This content was published on Jul 26, 2010 Plans for the €10 billion (SFr10.5 billion), 50-kilometre tunnel called the International Linear Collider were presented to the International Conference on High Energy Physics in Paris on Monday. It could be built in Japan, Russia, the United States or at Cern (the European Organization for Nuclear Research), the home of the current collider. Barry Barish,…

First alpine flights remembered

This content was published on Jul 24, 2010 The pioneering gas balloon pilot and photographer was not only the first to see and photograph the Alps from above, but also took the first aerial shots of the Arabian Desert. He went on a European tour with his slideshow winning rave reviews. Images: Eduard Spelterini © Transport Museum, Lucerne

Swiss see highs and lows in Aids fight

This content was published on Jul 23, 2010 Luciano Ruggia, from the Federal Health Office, said that the rising HIV epidemic in eastern Europe and the lack of human rights had been key topics at the meeting. Switzerland, at least, is on the right track with its Aids policy. The six-day biennial conference, which ended on Friday and is the largest of its…

Fantastic fossil find in Ticino

This content was published on Jul 22, 2010 The fossil fragments were discovered on Monte San Giorgio, a Unesco World Heritage site. It is believed that the fossils are about 240 million years old. The tree was in the conifer family, with needles about three centimetres long. Its branches would have been up to 16 centimetres in length. According to the researchers, the…

Climate scientists still trying to restore trust

This content was published on Jul 19, 2010 Earlier this month, separate British and Dutch inquiries backed the findings of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). However, Urs Neu, climate specialist with the Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences, says it is not clear whether the reputation of the panel of experts will completely be rehabilitated. Remember back to November 2009…

Roche cancer drug could lose FDA approval

This content was published on Jul 16, 2010 This could lead to the drug Avastin being taken off of the American market, as US government health scientists announced on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Avastin in 2008, basing its decision on early-stage trials. However, follow-up studies done by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche indicate that the drug does not significantly extend…

Exercising the brain and the body

This content was published on Jul 16, 2010 Trees and flowers, industrial history, agriculture, the structure of the solar system, local fairy stories – there’s something for everyone. Some give a deeper understanding of the local region, some teach about a specific subject, while the main purpose of others is simply to enliven a family stroll. swissinfo.ch went to investigate one of the…

Water restrictions implemented

This content was published on Jul 16, 2010 River levels have fallen below the limit under which water usage is restricted. The cantons have also cited increased risks for fauna as another reason for implementing these restrictions. Fish have been dying because of the higher temperatures and the stronger effects of pollution in a smaller volume of water. Restrictions on outdoor fires have…

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