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Zurich team offers new visions of old bones

This content was published on May 14, 2007 Combining their knowledge of computer technology and paleoanthropology, Christoph Zollikofer and Marcia Ponce de Léon have become recognized world experts in the computer-assisted reconstruction of ancient fossils. Their groundbreaking research, involving a series of high-profile virtual reconstruction projects, has also helped answer important questions about human evolution. Since 1992 the Zurich pair has been in…

Old bones

This content was published on May 13, 2007

Planet hunter keeps his feet on the ground

This content was published on May 13, 2007 A few weeks after announcing the discovery of a planet 20 light years away that could potentially support life, Mayor is keeping his feet firmly on the ground and planning his retirement from his teaching duties at Geneva University. The astrophysicist has been leading the pack of planet hunters since the mid-1990s. With his colleague…

Swiss disappointed with UN environment meeting

This content was published on May 12, 2007 The conference ended without a final declaration, with both Switzerland and the European Union rejecting a draft document. The Swiss delegation said the draft was a step backwards compared with previous decisions but hoped that the failure could be used as an opportunity for the future. Energy, economic development, air pollution and climate change were…

Old bones

This content was published on May 11, 2007

Swiss must fight to keep green image

This content was published on May 11, 2007 The news comes at a time when the country has been debating a raft of environmental measures, including a proposal to slash CO2 levels. Reacting to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) study, Swiss environment minister Moritz Leuenberger said Switzerland needed to ensure the sustainable use of natural resources and promote biodiversity. Lorents…

Old bones

This content was published on May 11, 2007 How best to reconstruct our earliest ancestors? An anthropology professor at Zurich University, Christoph Zollikofer, is providing groundbreaking insights into rare hominid fossils. (swissinfo, Michele Andina)

Climate report urges sweeping CO2 cuts

This content was published on May 4, 2007 The Swiss government has already called for joint and swift action by the international community. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, approved in Bangkok on Friday, said keeping the rise in temperatures to within two degrees celsius would cost only 0.12 per cent of global Gross Domestic Product. “It’s a low premium to…

Tiny submarine

This content was published on May 4, 2007 15-year old Aaron Kreier has built a small submarine that uses pedal power and can travel 30 metres beneath the surface. For his invention, Kreier was awarded a prize in a national youth research competition. (SF/swissinfo.ch)

Being perfect isn’t so good for you

This content was published on May 4, 2007 They have higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol and are also more likely to feel fatigued, irritable and demoralised, according to a Swiss study. Fifty middle-aged men were tested for the study by Petra Wirtz of Zurich University and her colleagues, a number sufficient to make the results statistically relevant. The group was chosen…

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