https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The world-leading scientific institute CERN is planning to create a giant underground experiment site situated between France and Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20241017/cern-plans-giant-underground-site-between-france-and-switzerland Thu, 17 Oct 2024 18:09:17 +0200 cern-plans-giant-underground-site-between-france-and-switzerland Using a supercomputer, Swiss researchers have determined the most accurate version of the mathematical formula of pi ever recorded. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210817/%cf%80-swiss-researchers-calculate-most-exact-figure-of-pi-ever-recorded Tue, 17 Aug 2021 17:46:23 +0200 %cf%80-swiss-researchers-calculate-most-exact-figure-of-pi-ever-recorded Swiss scientists Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz, along with Canadian-American James Peebles, have won the Nobel Physics Prize for their work in cosmology. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191008/swiss-cosmologists-win-nobel Tue, 08 Oct 2019 14:35:29 +0200 swiss-cosmologists-win-nobel Switzerland is the world's most innovative country for a ninth consecutive year while Asian giant India made the biggest strides among major economies, a global indicator showed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190724/still-on-top-switzerland-names-worlds-most-innovative-country-again Wed, 24 Jul 2019 19:49:24 +0200 still-on-top-switzerland-names-worlds-most-innovative-country-again Nearly two thirds of Swiss men aged 18 to 22 have poor sperm quality according to a new study of potential army recruits. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190522/semen-quality-of-young-swiss-men-in-critical-state-science-andrology Wed, 22 May 2019 12:48:52 +0200 semen-quality-of-young-swiss-men-in-critical-state-science-andrology The moon is closely linked with madness in the popular imagination and the word 'lunatic' even includes a reference to our closest celestial body. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190502/moon-not-to-blame-for-madness-swiss-study-science-pyschiatry Thu, 02 May 2019 21:52:13 +0200 moon-not-to-blame-for-madness-swiss-study-science-pyschiatry From cheesy science experiments to torturous citizenship interviews, here are the top ten stories from the last 12 months that could have only happened in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181217/only-in-switzerland-relive-the-10-most-swiss-stories-of-2018 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 21:55:58 +0100 only-in-switzerland-relive-the-10-most-swiss-stories-of-2018 The Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle accelerator, has led to key breakthroughs in science, including the discovery of Higgs boson, writes Todd Adams, professor of physics at Florida State University. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181005/ten-years-of-large-hadron-collider-discoveries-below-swiss-countryside-are-just-the-start-of-decoding-the-universe Fri, 05 Oct 2018 10:00:54 +0200 ten-years-of-large-hadron-collider-discoveries-below-swiss-countryside-are-just-the-start-of-decoding-the-universe Europe's physics lab CERN on Monday disavowed a lecture by an invited scientist who claimed physics was "built by men", and accused women of demanding specialist jobs without suitable qualifications. https://www.thelocal.ch/20181001/scientist-angers-cern-with-address-on-women-and-science Mon, 01 Oct 2018 18:58:15 +0200 scientist-angers-cern-with-address-on-women-and-science From seriously mind-bending substances to world-changing democracy, the Swiss have made some major contributions to life as we known it. https://www.thelocal.ch/20180822/what-a-trip-eight-great-swiss-inventions Wed, 22 Aug 2018 13:10:38 +0200 what-a-trip-eight-great-swiss-inventions Switzerland's latest Nobel laureate said he had to overcome a fear of the dark, and a poor record in school, before reaching the apex of science. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171006/i-was-very-bad-in-school-swiss-nobel-prize-in-chemistry-2017-winner Fri, 06 Oct 2017 12:38:09 +0200 i-was-very-bad-in-school-swiss-nobel-prize-in-chemistry-2017-winner The discoverer of switches in molecular cells; a pioneer in multiferroics and the inventor of the Grätzel dye-based solar cell. All three Swiss innovators could be in line for Nobel prizes in medicine, physics and chemistry respectively. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170929/science-swiss-pioneers-and-potential-candidates-for-nobel-prizes Fri, 29 Sep 2017 12:39:27 +0200 science-swiss-pioneers-and-potential-candidates-for-nobel-prizes Researchers from Zurich were among the 2017 recipients of the Ig Nobel peace prize for discovering that playing the didgeridoo can help people stop snoring. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170915/zurich-researchers-win-alternative-nobel-prize-for-discovering-playing-the-didgeridoo-can-prevent-snoring Fri, 15 Sep 2017 11:52:26 +0200 zurich-researchers-win-alternative-nobel-prize-for-discovering-playing-the-didgeridoo-can-prevent-snoring The Swiss government on Wednesday approved accords allowing Swiss researchers and businesses to participate in two projects co-funded by Horizon 2020, marking the resumption of the country’s full participation in this landmark EU research programme. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170823/switzerland-science-eu-horizon-2020-programme Wed, 23 Aug 2017 13:42:48 +0200 switzerland-science-eu-horizon-2020-programme One in six young adults in Switzerland will receive a survey through the letterbox this week, filled with some rather personal questions. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170627/swiss-researchers-to-quiz-one-in-six-on-their-sex-lives Tue, 27 Jun 2017 13:20:07 +0200 swiss-researchers-to-quiz-one-in-six-on-their-sex-lives A coral reef in the Red Sea that can resist rising water temperatures could be the key to saving dying reefs in others parts of the world, a team of scientists from Switzerland and Israel has discovered. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170517/swiss-scientists-help-discover-coral-reef-that-could-survive-global-warming Wed, 17 May 2017 10:33:25 +0200 swiss-scientists-help-discover-coral-reef-that-could-survive-global-warming Europe's top physics lab Cern launched its newest particle accelerator on Tuesday, billed as a key step towards future experiments that could unlock the universe's greatest mysteries. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170510/genevas-cern-launches-new-particle-accelerator Wed, 10 May 2017 10:26:47 +0200 genevas-cern-launches-new-particle-accelerator Scientists in Geneva will stage a protest march on April 22nd, Earth Day, against anti-science rhetoric and ‘alternative facts’, the term coined by US president Donald Trump's advisor Kellyanne Conway. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170404/geneva-scientists-to-march-against-alternative-facts Tue, 04 Apr 2017 14:41:02 +0200 geneva-scientists-to-march-against-alternative-facts Swiss scientists set off a huge avalanche on Wednesday in the name of research. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170309/video-swiss-scientists-spark-massive-avalanche Thu, 09 Mar 2017 10:25:45 +0100 video-swiss-scientists-spark-massive-avalanche Swiss scientists will once again be able to participate fully in the landmark EU research programme Horizon 2020, after Switzerland finally ratified the protocol extending free movement to Croatia on Friday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161219/swiss-scientists-rejoice-as-croatia-gets-free-movement Mon, 19 Dec 2016 12:05:15 +0100 swiss-scientists-rejoice-as-croatia-gets-free-movement