Climate adaptation

Climeworks faces a less friendly atmosphere in the US

Swiss CO₂ removal start-up forced to downsize

This content was published on May 15, 2025 Swiss start-up that specialises in CO₂ removal from the atmosphere is threatened with large-scale lay-offs.

Swiss glaciers start the summer with little snow cover

This content was published on May 12, 2025 The Swiss glaciers are starting the summer season this year with a record-low snow pack in some places.

Afternoon sunrays over the Granite Mountains, Wyoming, USA. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Jon G. Fuller / VWPics)

Is playing with the sun to fight climate change worth the risk?

This content was published on May 10, 2025 Reflecting the sun’s rays back to space to prevent climate change, known as solar geoengineering, is as controversial as it is intriguing.

Stranded ships on Lower Lake Constance in April. The water level was very low due to insufficient rain and meltwater.

Switzerland gets ready for increasing risks of severe drought

This content was published on May 9, 2025 A new national monitoring and warning system aims to ensure sufficient water for the future.

The start-up Sun-Ways has installed solar panels between the rails of a railway line near Buttes, canton Neuchâtel. in western Switzerland.

Switzerland turns train tracks into solar power plants

This content was published on Apr 29, 2025 A Swiss start-up’s system to quickly install and remove solar panels between train tracks is now being tested.

Two people in silhouette look at mobile phones while a contrail of an aircraft is seen in the sky in the evening twilight, at Zurich Kloten Airport, pictured in Ruemlang, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (KEYSTONE/Michael Buholzer)

Aging society

No house generation: the impossibility of buying property in Switzerland

Eurostar trains at London’s St Pancras station.

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UK and Switzerland open way for direct rail link

Foreign Affairs

Why the Swiss army is training for an emergency in Austria

Paul Biya is the oldest sitting head of state in the world. His daughter Brenda is an influencer.

Foreign Affairs

Online quarrel reveals Swiss life of luxury of Cameroon’s ruling family

Swiss Abroad

Switzerland’s super-rich: essential contributors or a social threat?

What are your experiences with housing shortages and rising property prices?

Switzerland is steering towards a housing crisis. Are there solutions?

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How are mental illnesses treated in your country?

In Switzerland more people are being referred to electrical therapies or psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Are there similar approaches where you live?

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Apr 23, 2025

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Living longer: What do you think about the longevity trend?

The longevity market is booming thanks in part to advances in the science of ageing. What do you think of the idea of significantly extending human lifespan?

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Apr 25, 2025

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