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Vultures thrive in Switzerland

This content was published on Aug 11, 2014 The Swiss bearded vulture population is having an excellent year, with eight vultures born in the wild and two captive-bred birds successfully released into the wild.

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When flood protection works

This content was published on Jul 30, 2014 Schüpfheim in central Switzerland saw two rivers burst their banks. In the Emmental region, floods even carried away some cars. And in the south, in Ticino, a landslide covered the connecting road from Gandria to Lugano. There are only a few things the authorities can do once the flooding has started. Altstetten in St Gallen…

National park’s plants hold secrets of past, keys to future

This content was published on Jul 29, 2014 At the Swiss National Park, the longest-running meadow observation project in Switzerland has defied expectations and uncovered buried secrets.

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Floods in Emmental

This content was published on Jul 25, 2014

Life satisfaction highest in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 24, 2014 Switzerland tops 187 countries in life satisfaction according to the 2014 Human Development Report.

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Zermatt not allowed to bring over Sherpas

This content was published on Jul 13, 2014 Officials in the mountain resort of Zermatt, famous for the Matterhorn, have reacted with disappointment after the migration authorities blocked their plans for ten Nepalese Sherpas to come and help repair a path to a mountain hut.

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Researchers find new pesticides as harmful as DDT

This content was published on Jun 25, 2014 An international task force that has been investigating the effects of certain pesticides has found they are as bad for the environment as insecticide DDT, now banned worldwide. Basel-based Syngenta, which produces the two chemicals concerned, says the study does not consider the broader benefits.

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Aarau shows how to cope with sprawl

This content was published on Jun 25, 2014 How can cities deal with growing numbers of commuters and the bane of concrete landscapes? The city of Aarau in central Switzerland is setting an example, having won the 2014 Wakker Prize for developing and preserving its residential neighbourhoods.

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European rivers more polluted than thought

This content was published on Jun 16, 2014 In around half of the water analyses, the pollution presented an environmental risk. In 15% of cases, chemical substances risked having acute toxic effects on aquatic organisms. The study, published in the latest edition of the United States scientific journal Proceedings, concludes that it will be difficult for European Union member states to reach their…

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Health office to inspect old watchmaking sites

This content was published on Jun 8, 2014 As the office announced on Sunday, the radioactive material came from radium-based paint that gives watch faces a neon glow. From 1912-1963 some 85 workshops used the radioactive paint – as the SonntagsZeitung newspaper discovered through federal records. Of the 85, only 25 got permits to continue using it after 1963; these were properly decontaminated…

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