Biodiversity
Windstorms make room for biodiversity: New opportunities for endangered insects
Research
WSL
The storm-affected areas in a forest after a windstorm offer unexpected opportunities for insect diversity. This is the finding of a 20-year study by the Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL.
Translating science into action and engage in biodiversity policy-making
Research
Eawag WSL
In view of biodiversity loss, it is important that early-career researchers get involved not only in science but also contribute to biodiversity policy.
Previously unknown compound in chloraminated drinking water identified
Research
ETH Zurich
Since the 1980s, its been known that a mysterious contaminant forms in chloraminated drinking water, but only now has a Swiss-American research team been able to identify the unknown product in US drinking water systems.
ETH Zurich team takes home a quarter million in biodiversity prize
Research
ETH Zurich WSL
The XPRIZE Rainforest competition acknowledged ETH Zurich-led team for its development and deployment of novel, autonomous technologies that enable near real-time insights about biodiversity.
Nathalie Dubois awarded ERC Synergy Grant
Research
Eawag
The European Research Council is supporting the MEMELAND research project of a European research team with over 13.5 million euros. Nathalie Dubois from Eawag is a member of the group. The aim is to provide a new narrative for European environmental history, offering decisive insights for sustainable agriculture and climate protection in Europe.
The road to Net Zero is rocky, but feasible
Politics
ETH Zurich
A sustainable transition to a climate-friendly and biodiversity-rich Switzerland is only possible if we tackle the energy transition, climate change mitigation and biodiversity loss together. This will not be easy, but it is worthwhile and ultimately indispensable, says Reto Knutti.
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