Research for people and environment

In the Pamir Mountains, many glaciers are stable or even growing. In the logbook, WSL glacier researchers talk about their expedition there.

To study types of snow and thus improve climate models, SLF snow researchers were on a polar expedition. Read more in the new DIAGONAL.

How does WSL deal with resources, how large is its CO2 footprint? The Environmental Report 20182020 explains it in detail.

Microorganisms in permanently frozen soil could produce urgently needed new medical agents. Read more in DIAGONAL magazine.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change publishes its 6th scientific analysis of the global climate. A WSL researcher is co-author.

In an interview in the magazine DIAGONAL, two experts discuss how our relationship with ‘nature’ shapes us.