Cluster: Science

Silent power guzzlers: Switzerland’s booming data centres

This content was published on Jul 25, 2025 Data centres are popping up across Switzerland, driven in part by demand for AI. They come at a cost: by 2030, the centres could consume 15% of the country’s electricity.

Climate adaptation

Catfish thriving in Switzerland due to climate change

This content was published on Jul 24, 2025 Over the last 20 years, the number of catfish caught in Switzerland has increased massively.

The role of leader increases stress in animals too

Research frontiers

Leadership also increases stress in animals

This content was published on Jul 23, 2025 A study conducted at the University of Zurich has shown that when animals make decisions for their group, their hearts beat faster.

The Swiss Fablab project is modelled on other labs , such as Micronova in Finland.

Swiss AI

Chip-making factory aims to boost Swiss semiconductors

This content was published on Jul 23, 2025 Switzerland is laying plans to build a national chip production and research centre.

Tourists admire the Aletsch Glacier, the longest glacier in Europe.

Glaciers & permafrost

What is the future of glacier tourism in a world with less ice?

This content was published on Jul 23, 2025 Climate change puts glacier tourism at risk. How can this vital industry be saved for local communities? Here are some adaptation strategies.

Glaciers & permafrost

Fading fast: the final years of East Africa’s glaciers

This content was published on Jul 23, 2025 East Africa’s tropical glaciers, from Kilimanjaro to Mount Kenya, are disappearing due to climate change. What does this mean for the continent’s water supply?

Global trade

Beyond tariffs: how Switzerland turned trade talks into climate action with Mercosur

This content was published on Jul 18, 2025 After eight years, EFTA and Mercosur have a deal. But with such agreements facing public scrutiny, negotiators were keen to include protections – including environmental ones.

Elephant robot designed using a bio-inspired 3D printing method

Research frontiers

Lausanne scientists create 3D-printed elephant robot

This content was published on Jul 17, 2025 Researchers at the EPFL in Lausanne have managed to create a robot elephant using a 3D-printable lattice structure.

The destructive force of debris flows better understood

Climate solutions

Swiss research explains dynamics of destructive debris flows

This content was published on Jul 17, 2025 For the study, a team led by ETH Zurich analysed a June 2022 debris flow in Valais with unprecedented precision.

A nuclear power plant in Switzerland shown between dark clouds and bright rapeseed fields.

Emissions reduction

Risks remain as Switzerland weighs return to nuclear power

This content was published on Jul 17, 2025 Switzerland reconsiders nuclear power amid climate goals, but experts warn of hidden risks that show the complexities of clean energy today.

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