
Open access answers for an emerging city
Most people haven’t heard of Phuthaditjhaba but what’s happening there can provide insights to some of the greatest challenges we are facing in terms of climate change, ...
'Europe needs an innovation shift, now!'
EARTO - the European Association of Research and Technology Organizations held their annual convention in Italy for the first time.

What Ancient DNA Reveals About Modern Diseases
Paleopathologist Albert Zink explains how to untangle the chaos of ancient genetic traces and why blood vessel calcification is not just due to a bad lifestyle.

Mountains are not islands
Graphic article - How what happens at altitude affects all ecosystems

The “Fake News” System
Disinformation is gradually seeping into public discourse and endangering our democracy. Elisa Piras digs deep into the media quagmire, meticulously scouring the literature and ...

Making democracy crisis-proof
What can states learn from Covid-19?

Death by a thousand cuts
Interview with Environment Lawyer and Federal Scholar in Residence Rebecca Nelson.

Mystery of the Basel mummy solved
A research team can clarify which disease “the lady from the Barfüsserkirche” suffered from.