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Wild narcissus continue to bloom in Swiss Alps. But for how long? Wild narcissi are a tourist attraction on slopes above Lake Geneva, but they are gradually disappearing Julia Crawford In May, a beautiful phenomenon still appears on some Swiss mountain slopes. The wild narcissus flowers that cover certain areas above Lake Geneva are a tourist attraction and a symbol of the Montreux region. This is one of the parts of Switzerland where they grow most densely, but they are becoming rarer. This ye...

If a key process for the production of coronavirus proteins is disrupted, viral replication in infected cells can be significantly reduced.

By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -Remnants of Chinas biggest rocket landed in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, with most of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the atmosphere, ending days of speculation over where the debris would hit but drawing U.S. criticism over lack of transparency. The coordinates given by Chinese state media, citing the China Manned Space Engineering Office, put the point of impact in the ocean, west of the Maldives archipelago. Debris from the Long March 5B has had some ...

Vlad the vaccinator: Draculas castle lures visitors with COVID-19 jabs Bran Castle towers above Bran commune, in Brasov county, Romania, May 8, 2021. Inquam Photos/George Calin via REUTERS reuters_tickers This content was published on May 8, 2021 - 15:10 May 8, 2021 - 15:10 By Luiza Ilie BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Visitors to Draculas castle are more likely to find puncture marks in their arms than their necks this month, after medics set up a COVID-19 vaccination centre at the Transylvanian attract...

Space-aged Bordeaux wine offered for private sale by Christies This content was published on May 5, 2021 - 05:09 May 5, 2021 - 05:09 By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - A space-aged bottle of fine French wine, part of a case of Bordeaux that was literally matured in Earth orbit for 14 months, is being put up for private sale by Christies, and the auction house estimates it may fetch up to $1 million. The unprecedented offering of the 2000 vintage Petrus, an exclusive, world-class red produced from Merl...

Study reveals severe loss of cloud forest ecosystems The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve near Monteverde in Costa Rica. Keystone / Kent Gilbert Tropical cloud forests can be found in 60 countries, but despite conservation efforts up to 8% of some forests have been lost in the past 20 years due to logging and small-scale farming. This content was published on May 1, 2021 - 11:11 May 1, 2021 - 11:11 Keystone-SDA/WSL/sb Tropical cloud forests are shrinking worldwide, according to an international ...

Predicting future mobility, and remembering a past energy disaster Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, and self-driving cars are also on the way. When will they be mature enough to meet climate challenges and take to the roads en masse? This content was published on April 30, 2021 - 06:00 April 30, 2021 - 06:00 Sara Ibrahim Writes about the impact of new technologies on society: are we aware of the revolution in progress and its consequences? Hobby: free thinking. Habit: askin...

Swiss stock exchange and decentralised finance: a heavenly marriage? The Swiss stock exchange is embracing cryptocurrencies, public blockchains and decentralised finance (Defi). Bitcoin trading on the national Börse? Certainly, and plenty of other crypto-assets besides. A strategic u-turn? Apparently not. This content was published on April 29, 2021 - 09:00 April 29, 2021 - 09:00 Matthew Allen When not covering fintech, cryptocurrencies, blockchain, banks and trade, swissinfo.chs business c...

Interacting without touching: how AI is shaping a new reality Ap2021 Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, a Swiss-South Korean research project is attempting to make public spaces accessible again with contact-free interactions helped by artificial intelligence (AI). This content was published on April 28, 2021 - 09:00 April 28, 2021 - 09:00 Sara Ibrahim Writes about the impact of new technologies on society: are we aware of the revolution in progress and its consequences? Hobby: free thinking. Habit: ...

‘Our work inspired Ingenuity’s flight on Mars This illustration made available by NASA depicts the Ingenuity helicopter on Mars after launch from the Perseverance rover, (background, left). It is the first helicopter drone to attempt autonomous flight to another planet. Keystone Swiss research inspired the design of the drone technology behind the Ingenuity helicopter which flew on Mars earlier this week.   This content was published on April 25, 2021 - 09:00 April 25, 2021 -...