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Biodiversity, Forest 20.02.2020
Trees 'hand down' environmental memories
Trees 'hand down' environmental memories

Transmission without alteration of genetic information: trees pass on environmental changes to their offspring, a WSL study has found.

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Institutional 10.02.2020
Forest research: women in a men’s world
Forest research: women in a men’s world

Three women hold management positions in the WSL’s forest research unit. We interviewed them for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

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Forest 28.01.2020
Too much nitrogen slows forest growth in Europe
Too much nitrogen slows forest growth in Europe

Airborne nitrogen stimulates tree growth, but a new study has found that this growth is limited by a lack of other nutrients.

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Institutional 24.01.2020
Start-ups and spin-offs: innovative and successful
Start-ups and spin-offs: innovative and successful

During the WEF meeting, the ETH Domain came to the SLF to present itself via successful young companies built on research.

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19.02.2020

Hungry fox, shoveling snow and permanent surveillance

How to stop an arctic fox from chewing on cables and why you are never alone on an expedition can be read in the new blog post.

Research
13.02.2020

Life on the ice floe

Since October 2019, the research vessel “Polarstern” has been drifting through the Arctic ice. A video shows what is happening around the ship.

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04.02.2020

Protecting old trees as shelters for rare species

Numerous organisms rely on deadwood for survival. A new WSL factsheet explains how to recognize and protect those old important trees (in German).

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30.01.2020

Rivers are warming up more than expected

A study involving SLF researchers shows that warmer air and a lower volume of melt water are driving up the temperature of watercourses.

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23.01.2020

Potential to adapt is hidden in a species' genes

Genomics can reveal which species can quickly adapt to climate change. This is the conclusion of a new study with participation of the WSL.

Institutional
14.01.2020

A life dedicated to tree-ring research

The dendrochronologist Fritz Schweingruber passed away on 7 January 2020. For almost 50 years, he made an outstanding contribution to the WSL.

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23. to 28. February 2020 23 to 28 February 2020

World Biodiversity Forum in Davos

Help shape the future of biodiversity - join the World Biodiversity Forum in Davos in February 2020.

25. February 2020 25 February 2020

Open Science: the good, the bad and the ugly!

Open Science has many potential benefits including more transparent and efficient research, improved opportunities for researchers to gain career…

3. March 2020 3 March 2020

Plant-soil interactions, ecosystem functioning and global change

There is mounting evidence that understanding the consequences of global change for ecosystem functioning requires consideration of belowground…

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