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Research 05.11.2024
How the tree of heaven helps the stink bug
How the tree of heaven helps the stink bug

Non-native plants promote the spread of invasive insects, increasing risks to ecosystems worldwide.

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Die marmorierte Baumwanze (Halyomorpha halys) konnte sich dank nicht-einheimischer Pflanzenarten in der Schweiz massenhaft vermehren. (Foto: Gary Bernon, USDA, CC-BY-3.0)
 
Research 31.10.2024
Climate change leads to more alpine hazards
Climate change leads to more alpine hazards

From rockfall to ice avalanches: how climate change has altered natural hazards in the Alps.

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Research 28.10.2024
Hot rivers: Climate change warms mountain streams
Hot rivers: Climate change warms mountain streams

The temperatures of mountain rivers rise. Climate change is endangering industrial and electricity production and threatening fish stocks.

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SLF-Hydrologin Amber van Hamel hält einen Sensor in den Dischmabach bei Davos. (Foto: Amber van Hamel / SLF)
 
Research 22.10.2024
Internet glass fibers measure rockfall in Brienz
Internet glass fibers measure rockfall in Brienz

A new monitoring method uses existing fiber optic cables to measure earth movements, report WSL and ETH Zurich.

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Beim Bergsturz in Brienz vom 16. Juni 2023 wälzten sich 1,2 Millionen Tonnen Gestein ins Tal. (Foto: Geopraevent)
 

Research for people and the environment in a changing world

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Institutional
14.11.2024
Das Pflanzenschutzlabor an der WSL. (Bild: Reinhard Lässig)

The WSL's plant protection lab turns ten

WSL has been studying dangerous plant pests in its high-security laboratory since 2014. The head of the lab explains how this is done.

Institutional
12.11.2024

WSL co-produced short film wins award

The film "Our Changing Forests" won a Walking Ibex award at the Global Science Film Festival 2024. Our congratulations!

Research
06.11.2024
Schnitt durch eine Wald-Föhrennadel. (Bild: Pierre Vollenweider, WSL).

Small, but wow!

The microworld in a leaf, tiny mushrooms with a huge impact and snow crystals: the new DIAGONAL explains why we take a very close look.

Services and products
18.09.2024

Il dschember - purtret d'ün bös-ch da god da muntogna

The WSL Fact sheet on the biology, ecology, genetics and future prospects of the Swiss stone pine is now also available in Romansh.

Research
10.09.2024
Historische Bauten des College of Natural Ressources, der Fakultät für natürliche Rohstoffe der Königlichen Universität von Bhutan in Lobesa. (Foto: Pema Eden / CNR-RUB)

Happy research

The SLF researches permafrost and snow in the Himalayan state of Bhutan and works with the local population to develop measures to combat climate-related risks.

Opinion
30.08.2024

The state of biodiversity is not a matter of opinion

ETH Zukunftsblog by Loïc Pellissier, professor at ETH Zurich and WSL, on the biodiversity initiative.

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