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One in 22 cars electric in Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 29, 2025 Electric cars are still a rarity in Switzerland. Currently, 4.4% of registered cars run exclusively on electricity.

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How a Swiss-US study challenges what we know about the Gulf Stream system

This content was published on Jan 30, 2025 The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the system of currents vital to regulating the European climate, has not shown any sign of decline in the last 60 years, a new study shows.

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Geneva researchers discover special exoplanet

This content was published on Jan 28, 2025 An international research team with Swiss participation has discovered an exoplanet with a special property.

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Zurich researchers want to heal bone fractures using vibrations

This content was published on Jan 28, 2025 Vibration helps bones to grow. In a new study, Zurich researchers have shown how such mechanical stimuli influence the genes in the bones.

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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. 

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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.

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Artificial intelligence in Switzerland: what’s new for 2025

This content was published on Jan 27, 2025 New regulations, a “Swiss ChatGPT”, and autonomous vehicles: 2025 marks a pivotal year for the development of AI in Switzerland.

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Swiss cities switch off the lights for ‘Earth Hour’

This content was published on Mar 23, 2025 Some well-known landmarks were left in the dark on Saturday as part of a campaign organised by environmental group WWF.

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Trump administration pressure on scientists reaches Switzerland

This content was published on Mar 21, 2025 ETH Zurich has received a questionnaire requiring it to show how its US-funded projects align with America’s new “political guidelines”.

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Glaciers over 3,000m can be preserved via better climate protection

This content was published on Mar 21, 2025 Stronger global climate protection could preserve more than a quarter of the ice in the Swiss Alps, says the Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences (SCNAT).

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The Swiss Connection Podcast: Hear Swiss science stories for the world

Why is Switzerland so sweet on cryptocurrency? What’s it like to be a Swiss expat in America? Swiss women couldn’t vote until when?!

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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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Lost stem cells: the scandal of a Swiss cord blood bank  

This content was published on Mar 21, 2025 Imagine placing all your hopes on your baby’s stem cells to save their life or yours, only to fear seeing that hope vanish along with your child’s cells. 

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What World Glacier Day is all about

This content was published on Mar 21, 2025 This video explains the melting of glaciers and Switzerland’s key role in monitoring them, highlighting the importance of World Glacier Day.

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Switzerland and France team up to save the apron fish

This content was published on Mar 17, 2025 An endangered fish has inspired French and Swiss efforts to restore habitat for wildlife along the River Doubs.

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‘Our biggest challenge is to meet the demand for sustainable fuels’

This content was published on Mar 29, 2025 New regulations are pushing airline carriers to gradually ditch oil for cleaner fuels. Synhelion, a Swiss start-up, is turning sunlight into fuel.

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AI recruitment machines map out workers’ career paths

This content was published on Mar 28, 2025 AI is increasingly influencing hirings, firings and promotions among the workforce.

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Switzerland to witness Saturday partial eclipse of the sun

This content was published on Mar 27, 2025 The Swiss skies will witness a very special spectacle on Saturday: a partial eclipse of the sun.

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Soda lakes: Swiss researchers discover clues to origin of life

This content was published on Mar 25, 2025 Life on Earth could have originated four billion years ago in large soda lakes, according to researchers at the Swiss federal technology institute ETH Zurich.

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Swiss get ready for partial solar eclipse

This content was published on Mar 25, 2025 At around 11:20am on Saturday the moon will begin to move in front of the sun in Switzerland. However, it will not completely cover it.

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Switzerland tops list for patent applications per capita

This content was published on Mar 25, 2025 Switzerland filed almost 10,000 patents in 2024, recording its fourth consecutive year of growth.

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Listen to the season finale of our investigative podcast ‘Lost Cells’

This content was published on Mar 25, 2025 In the final part of this podcast, you can expect plenty of revelations and some hard truths.

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Reality hits: hard truths come to light in the final episode of ‘Lost Cells’

This content was published on Mar 25, 2025 Was Luis Daniel’s quest for his family’s cord blood worth it? Where are the Swiss authorities in this tangled web? Download episode six to discover the final part of this story.

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Swiss study: Humans can train their brain to communicate with machines

This content was published on Mar 24, 2025 Humans can learn to share their thoughts with machines according to a new study by researchers at the University of Geneva.

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Swiss Abroad

Heimatort, sweet Heimatort: the unique Swiss concept of home

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Ups and downs: Swiss drivers benefit from world’s only mobile bridge

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Is Geneva prepared for Trump’s – and others’ – cuts to foreign aid?

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Wealthy Americans seek refuge from Donald Trump in Swiss banks

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UAE vs. Switzerland: rivalry or synergy in commodity trade?

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Is your place of origin, your Heimatort, important to you?

Every Swiss citizen has a Heimatort, a place of origin, but many have never visited theirs. What’s your relationship with your Heimatort? What does it mean to you?

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Mar 22, 2025

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As a Swiss Abroad, how do you feel about the emergence of more conservative family policies in some US states?

In recent years several US states have adopted more conservative policies on family issues, abortion and education. As a Swiss citizen living there, how do you view this development?

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Jan 23, 2025

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Are direct democracies more vulnerable to disinformation?

The wave of disinformation is expected to particularly affect direct democracies such as Switzerland or many US states.

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Dec 5, 2024

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