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Why TikTok’s influence worries Europe – and why Switzerland is not immune

In January, the United States almost banned TikTok altogether due to surveillance and national security concerns.

This content was published on Mar 5, 2025 Switzerland has ruled out a ban despite growing concerns over youth mental health and democracy.

A pipe from lake Constance, clogged up with quagga mussels.

Research frontiers

Can the spread of invasive quagga mussels be stopped in Switzerland?

This content was published on Feb 19, 2025 International research efforts are underway to tackle the spread of invasive mussels, which are filling deep lakes in Switzerland, changing ecosystems and damaging water supply infrastructure.

A worker in a protective suit pokes a metal rod to tap slag from a smelting furnace at PT Vale Indonesia's nickel processing plant in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. As demand for materials needed for batteries, solar panels and other components vital for cutting global emissions rises, carbon emissions by miners and refiners will likewise rise unless companies actively work to decarbonize. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

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Can Indonesia reply to global nickel demand without destroying its environment?

This content was published on Feb 13, 2025 Indonesia's nickel industry is thriving on the back of global demand for electric vehicules. But this comes at the cost of its environment.

Pipe clogged with quagga mussels from Lake Constance

Research frontiers

Can the spread of invasive quagga mussels be stopped in Switzerland?

This content was published on Feb 11, 2025 New technology and international cooperation are being deployed to fight the invasion.

A surfer in Biarritz, France, December 2015. The AMOC is the current that is largely responsible for the warm climate in Europe.

Research frontiers

How a Swiss-US study challenges what we know about the Gulf Stream system

This content was published on Jan 30, 2025 The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the system of currents vital to regulating the European climate, has not shown any sign of decline in the last 60 years, a new study shows.

Vehicles destroyed by devastating flash floods that struck Benetusser in Valencia, eastern Spain, on November 23, 2024.

Climate solutions

Switzerland spends big on flood protection – but is it enough?

This content was published on Jan 13, 2025 Protecting against floods is an expensive undertaking, but a recent analysis shows it is far more cost-effective than rebuilding after natural disasters.

Climate solutions

Are we helpless in the face of climate change?

This content was published on Jan 7, 2025 Geneva 2050 Today plans to help all organisations reach their climate goals. SWI attended the meetings to learn just what this would look like.

China has become a solar power giant. Aerial view of the Datong Panda Power Plant in Datong, Shanxi Province of China,

Climate solutions

China’s solar dominance will ‘push countries to adopt clean technologies’

This content was published on Dec 4, 2024 Swiss solar expert Christophe Ballif on the serious challenges – and opportunities – of China’s supremacy, and why Switzerland’s niche solar sector still has a bright future.

Fossil fuels heat more than every second building in Switzerland.

Climate solutions

More heat pumps and less oil: how the Swiss heat their homes

This content was published on Nov 20, 2024 The proportion of homes with a heat pump in Switzerland is higher than the European average. However, oil still heats more than a third of buildings.

Man standing on platform near Swiss forest.

Climate solutions

Swiss experiment targets forest drought, a driver of climate change

This content was published on Oct 9, 2024 Climate change and droughts are transforming forests and reducing their ability to absorb CO2. Which tree species are suitable for the climate of the future? A unique Swiss experiment is seeking answers.

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