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Science podcast: the AI revolution in drug development

This content was published on Jan 30, 2026 In episode 4 of the Swiss Connection Science podcast we explore the role of AI in drug development.

Two apprentices install a solar panel on a wooden roof.

Climate adaptation

Explainer: Should some of Switzerland’s wealth be set aside to fight climate change?

This content was published on Jan 28, 2026 On March 8, Swiss voters will decide on an initiative to create a fund to accelerate the development of renewable energy in Switzerland. An explainer.

New satellite provides first images for better weather forecasts

Climate solutions

Europe’s next-gen weather satellite sends back first images

This content was published on Jan 27, 2026 The first images from the new Meteosat Third Generation-Sounder satellite have been presented. It should provide data on temperature and humidity, for more accurate weather forecasting over Europe and northern Africa.

The Waladuna Mosque in Muara Baru, Jakarta, Indonesia.

Climate adaptation

Waterlogged Jakarta fights for survival

This content was published on Jan 27, 2026 Rising sea levels and sinking ground threaten the future of the Indonesian megacity, which faces increasingly frequent floods.

Faced with climatic hazards, cross-country skiing is becoming rarer

Climate adaptation

Climate change threatens cross-country skiing in Switzerland

This content was published on Jan 25, 2026 Changing winter conditions are profoundly transforming cross-country skiing.

New treatments

Science podcast: Can gender diversity create better medicine?

This content was published on Jan 23, 2026 In episode 3 of this season's Swiss Connection science podcast we look at the role of sex and gender in drug development.

Climate adaptation

How Europe’s carbon border tax will change trade and climate policy

This content was published on Jan 23, 2026 The EU has launched a landmark carbon tax on imports such as steel and cement - an unprecedented policy that is already reshaping climate practices far beyond Europe.

WEF Davos: AI can boost Swiss GDP by 85 billion

Swiss AI

AI ‘could add CHF85 billion to Swiss economy’

This content was published on Jan 21, 2026 AI has potential to significantly increase Switzerland's GDP, report states.

Illustration of an airplane with a Swiss cross emitting CO₂ above a person standing on solar panels, symbolising the climate impact of air travel and the tension between aviation and clean energy.

Climate adaptation

Frequent flying wipes out Zurich residents’ green gains at home

This content was published on Jan 21, 2026 Zurich residents fly over 10,000 km a year on average. Those flights cause more climate pollution per person than all the heating systems, cars, buses and energy used in the city combined.

Council of States committee wants to re-authorise new nuclear power plant construction

Swiss Politics

Swiss Senate backs new nuclear power plant construction

This content was published on Jan 20, 2026 Swiss Senate panel votes to lift ban on new nuclear plant licenses.

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