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Fishing for hagfish

This content was published on May 18, 2016 Video by Massey University, New Zealand.

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Solar Impulse 2 touches down in Tulsa

This content was published on May 13, 2016 The plane piloted by Bertrand Piccard took off from Phoenix, Arizona, at around 3am local time (around noon Swiss time) on Thursday and landed in Tulsa at 11:15pm local time. Oklahoma was initially not on the team’s radar as it is known for its tornado potential. The plan was to fly to Kansas, Missouri, but…

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The guys making sure Solar Impulse is safe

This content was published on May 12, 2016 On Thursday morning Solar Impulse, piloted by Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard, took off from Phoenix Goodyear Airport for Tulsa International Airport in Oklahoma in the United States on the latest leg of its globetrotting journey. Hamid Hampai, the FOCA certification manager for the Solar ImpulseExternal link project, talks to swissinfo.ch about the novelty of tracking…

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Better Swiss air quality bucks global trend

This content was published on May 12, 2016 Globally air pollution levels have deteriorated by 8% between 2008-2013, according to new data External linkfrom more than 3,000 cities compiled by the WHO between 2008-2015. In low- and middle-income countries with more than 100,000 inhabitants, 98% of cities do not meet WHO air quality guidelines. In high-income countries, that percentage decreases to 56%, In…

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The woodland carpenter

This content was published on May 7, 2016 The great spotted woodpecker (Dentocopros major) is the most common woodpecker in Switzerland. The secret to its success: its adaptability. The bird feels at home almost anywhere – maybe even in your garden. In general you’ll hear a spotted woodpecker before you see it. The bird prefers to knock and drum on rotting wood. Its…

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Water energy faces turbulent future

This content was published on Apr 29, 2016 Cut price energy from coal-fired power stations and subsidised renewable energy from abroad are undercutting hydro, which accounts for about 60% of domestic production. Alpiq, the country’s biggest energy provider, recently reported heavy losses and announced plans to sell up to 49% of its hydropower portfolio. Investors for pension schemes are interested, but there are…

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Tree-loving town wins top eco prize

This content was published on Apr 26, 2016 Sustainability is barely enough to achieve a long-term balanced economy, according to the Sophie and Karl Binding FoundationExternal link, which has been awarding the Binding Forest Prize 2016, worth CHF200,000 ($205,000), since 1987. Instead, sufficiency – using as few resources as possible – is a forward-looking approach. “By cleverly limiting goals and means, the use…

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Solar-powered plane completes journey across Pacific Ocean

This content was published on Apr 24, 2016 Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard landed the Solar Impulse 2External link in Mountain View, in the Silicon Valley south of San Francisco, at 11:44pm local time – 8:44am Swiss time – following a 62-hour, nonstop solo flight without fuel. The plane taxied into a huge tent erected on Moffett Airfield, where Piccard was greeted by the…

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Scenarios: The Swiss landscape in 100 years

This content was published on Apr 22, 2016 Switzerland’s essential alpine character stands little chance of surviving predicted man-made global warming, even if the Paris agreement succeeds.

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