Glacier monitoring in the time of COVID-19
Even during lockdown, WSL glaciologist Matthias Huss had to measure glaciers – without using cable cars.
Going nuts in the Amazon
A close encounter with a wild, valuable and potentially vulnerable giant from the Amazon.
Reducing Air Pollution in China
Swissnex and ETH Alumni Chapter Shanghai hosted Dr Li yonghua, a former visiting scholar at ETH, who analysed energy consumption i...
Tackling the challenges of sustainable cocoa farming
Changing farming methods to better withstand shocks will be crucial to the cocoa industry, and will ensure that chocolate fans aro...
A student trip to the Arctic ice: ‘This beautiful world may not exist in 20 years’ time’
ETH Zurich student Mauro Hermann spent a month in the Arctic setting up a climate research city on a shelf of ice up to 3m thick.
Duckweed could be Europe’s next food trend
Duckweed, a fast-growing plant that covers the surface of still water, could be on our plates soon, if scientists have their way.
