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Can the spread of invasive quagga mussels be stopped in Switzerland?

A pipe from lake Constance, clogged up with quagga mussels.

This content was published on Feb 19, 2025 International research efforts are underway to tackle the spread of invasive mussels, which are filling deep lakes in Switzerland, changing ecosystems and damaging water supply infrastructure.

Do you worry about the environmental impact of AI?

Current artificial intelligence tools need huge amounts of energy and natural resources to function. Does this affect the way you use them?

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Jan 14, 2025

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Extreme climate conditions on exoplanet surprise researchers

Extreme exoplanet climate surprises Swiss researchers

This content was published on Feb 19, 2025 Wind speeds of 70,000 kmph and clouds of vaporised meta recorded on exoplanet Wasp-121b.

Episode one of our new podcast ‘Lost Cells’ is out now

This content was published on Feb 18, 2025 Listen and subscribe for free to our new podcast.

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Out now: our new investigative podcast ‘Lost Cells’

Listen now to the first episode of our gripping new audio series on the promises and failures of private stem cell banking.

Listen now to episode one of the gripping new podcast, ‘Lost Cells’

This content was published on Feb 18, 2025 A new podcast examines the trust we place in technology to protect us from future illness.

Why China’s approach to AI intrigues Switzerland

This content was published on Feb 15, 2025 Switzerland is looking with interest at China as it aims to become a bridge between East and West in the global AI race.

AI and humans are coming into closer contact.

Can Switzerland steer a safe course to AI innovation?

This content was published on Feb 14, 2025 Switzerland announces AI strategy as global sentiment shifts from guardrails to a scramble for competitive advantage.

According to the University of Zurich, hypnosis has measurable effects on the brain

Hypnosis has measurable effects on the brain, says Zurich study

This content was published on Feb 11, 2025 Three studies have shown that the activity of certain brain networks changes under hypnosis.

Population can help decide the names of new Swiss fish species

Swiss people to help name new Swiss fish species

This content was published on Feb 11, 2025 Researchers are asking the Swiss public for help in naming two newly discovered Swiss fish species of the genus Barbatula.

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Coming soon: our new investigative podcast ‘Lost Cells’

This content was published on Feb 11, 2025 SWI swissinfo.ch’s new podcast tells the story of the families affected by a private stem cell banking scandal with Switzerland at its heart.

What do you think about advanced health technologies such as freezing cord blood?

Do you have any experience with such solutions? Do you think more or less regulation is needed and why?

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Feb 11, 2025

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Cyber Defense Campus locates gaps in aircraft collision warning system

Swiss army identifies gaps in civil aircraft collision warning system

This content was published on Feb 10, 2025 The Cyber-Defence Campus of the Swiss defence ministry has found two vulnerabilities in the collision warning system for civil aviation.

Euclid space telescope discovers an Einstein ring

This content was published on Feb 10, 2025 An international team with Swiss participation has discovered an extremely rare Einstein ring in a nearby galaxy.

54 percent less coffee cultivation area by 2050

Swiss study: Arabica cultivation areas could be halved by 2050

This content was published on Feb 8, 2025 Around the world, the areas most suitable for growing the bean could even shrink by 60% if greenhouse gas emissions remain high.

Researchers monitor animal populations with a new AI microphone

Swiss researchers monitor animal populations with AI microphone

This content was published on Feb 7, 2025 Researchers in Lausanne are using an intelligent microphone to make the animal world audible. The microphone automatically records animal sounds over large areas and analyses them using AI.

The number of patents on innovative transport explodes

Explosion in global patents for transport innovations

This content was published on Feb 6, 2025 The number of patents for transport innovations has exploded in the last 20 years, rising 700% to 120,000 by 2023, says WIPO.

Zurich research team maps cells of overweight people

Swiss study sheds light on link between obesity and metabolic diseases

This content was published on Feb 5, 2025 ETH Zurich researchers collected cells from overweight individuals to identify biological markers that raise the risk of metabolic diseases.

Geneva researchers decode the infiltration mechanisms of bacteria

Geneva researchers discover potential for targeted cancer drug delivery

This content was published on Feb 5, 2025 Researchers in Geneva have discovered how some bacteria inject dangerous enzymes into cells, potentially enabling targeted drug delivery to cancer cells.

Omega-3 reduces biological age according to Swiss study

Omega-3 supplements seem to slow ageing process, Swiss study finds

This content was published on Feb 4, 2025 Taking a daily omega-3 supplement appears to slow down the rate of biological ageing by up to four months, according to a study by researchers at the University of Zurich.