Environment
The roman history of the chestnut culture
Research
WSL
The sweet chestnut and the walnut are an economically important tree species in Europe. It is thanks to the ancient Romans that we find their fruits and wood so widespread today. Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL and the University of Bern have retraced the history of their distribution based on pollen and archaeological evidence.
Architect Anne Lacaton wins the Erna Hamburger Award
Teaching
EPFL
The prize, awarded by the EPFL Women in Science and Humanities (WISH) Foundation, has been delivered at a ceremony at EPFL’s Rolex Learning Center on 7 November.
Green and blue food webs differ
Research
WSL Eawag
Terrestrial and aquatic food webs respond differently to changes in the environment. Understanding these differences is fundamental to identifying the species most important to an ecosystem and to effectively protecting biodiversity. This is shown by a study led by the research institutes Eawag and WSL and published in the journal Nature Communications.
Brazil on the wrong track
Politics
ETH Zurich
To protect tropical forests in Brazil, commodities traders have made voluntary commitments to avoid buying soybeans grown in areas that have recently been deforested. Two new studies reveal just how inadequate these guidelines are in protecting Brazil from deforestation and assess the potential effect of implementing the commitments on a much larger scale.
Accurately tracking how plastic biodegrades
Research
Eawag ETH Zurich
Researchers at ETH Zurich and Eawag have developed an approach to accurately record and fully track the biodegradation of plastics in soils.  
Accurately tracking how plastic biodegrades
Research
ETH Zurich
Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an approach to accurately record and fully track the biodegradation of plastics in soils.  
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