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Research 05.12.2024
World Soil Day: earthworms for the climate
World Soil Day: earthworms for the climate

The Swiss soil of the year 2025 is characterized by earthworms. WSL researchers are investigating how their activity affects forest soils.

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Klimaschützer, der meistens im Untergrund wirkt: Der Tauwurm (_Lumbricus terrestris_). (Foto: Julian Zwengel auf Unsplash)
 
Institutional 21.11.2024
Drones in the rainforest: research wins award
Drones in the rainforest: research wins award

A research team working at WSL has won a highly endowed prize for technologies to study biodiversity in rainforests.

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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 for people and the environment in a changing world

News

Institutional
19.11.2024

Four of the most cited researchers at WSL

WSL ecologist Arthur Gessler is now one of the world's most influential scientists. This means that WSL now has four "highly cited" researchers.

Research
18.11.2024

Redefining net zero will not stop global warming

Relying on forests and oceans will not reduce global warming, warns a research team with the participation of the WSL. (news: U. Oxford)

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.

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