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Big rise in calls to poison hotline

This content was published on Jan 5, 2016 A record number of people called Switzerland’s poison control hotline in 2015. Most of the reported cases involved poisoning by medicine, one third of which were intentional.

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Greenland’s icecap melting faster than thought

This content was published on Jan 5, 2016 The Greenland ice sheet, thought to act as a sponge for glacier meltwater, could be losing its ability to act as a buffer to rising sea levels, international and Swiss scientists have found.

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Exploring the art and science of Alpine ibex

This content was published on Jan 5, 2016 Via fine art cross-bred with science, a Swiss-American team is sparking interest in Alpine ibex and their habitat.

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Naming of the shrew as animal of 2016

This content was published on Jan 4, 2016 The Eurasian water shrew is native to northern Europe and parts of Asia, and can be found throughout Switzerland near ponds, creeks and marshes. Measuring six to ten centimetres in length not counting the tail, it weighs ten to 20 grams – and has to eat its own weight each day to stay nourished. Its…

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Explosive job

This content was published on Jan 2, 2016

New laws come into force in 2016

This content was published on Jan 1, 2016 The arrival of the New Year brings with it several important legislative changes. For example, there will be a large increase in Swiss carbon tax: from CHF60 ($60) to CHF86 ($86) per tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted. Particularly feeling the financial heat of this change: those heating with gas and oil. The rise comes…

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From Bern to Moscow, the climate and biodiversity challenge

This content was published on Dec 28, 2015 Two centuries after the "Slide of Alpnach" brought Swiss timber to European markets, it's the lessons of using too much wood that draw global notice.

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World’s foresters draw on Swiss lessons, learned the hard way

This content was published on Dec 27, 2015 Once the Swiss were famous for engineering how to bring so much timber to European markets. Two centuries later, it’s the Swiss experience of using too much wood that is helping global foresters confront challenges like climate change and loss of biodiversity.

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Poor snow forcing Swiss ski resorts to rethink

This content was published on Dec 22, 2015 Some of the higher resorts in the south-western canton of Valais are open for ski business. St Moritz in eastern Switzerland, with only 15cm of snow on its higher pistes, is issuing visitors with a list of 400 things to do if it does not snow, including skating and taking in a little local culture.…

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2015: a year of weather extremes in Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 17, 2015 In the southern canton of Ticino, July was on average five degrees Celsius warmer than usual. A wet spring was followed by three months of drought. The hot, dry summer was great for tourism but dire for farmers as fruit and vegetables struggled to grow. Some scientists directly link extreme weather conditions like these to…

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