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Science and Plants for Schools: teaching resources

Science and Plants for Schools (SAPS) creates opportunities for teachers and students to find out more about plants and to become more interested in plant science. Websitehttps://www.saps.org.uk

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Ricardo Machado – New Swiss Plant Science Web member

The Swiss Plant Science Web welcomes its new member Dr. Ricardo AR Machado. Visit his personal SPSW research portfolio Bioluminescence as a regulator of multitrophic interactions belowground. Ricardo chairs a research group in the…

CreativeLabZ MUDA Kurse

CreativeLabZ: online Kurse für Kinder, täglich

Creative ClassesCreativeLabZ und das Museum MuDA haben die aktuelle Situation zum Anlass genommen, im Schnelltempo Onlinekurse zu entwickeln, um Alternativen für die schulfreien Tage zu bieten. Das Angebot richtet sich an Kinder und…

Hornmoos, Bild: Michael Lüth

Ancient Hornwort genomes could lead to crop improvement

An international research team led by the University of Zurich and the Boyce Thompson Institute illuminates the origin of land plants by analyzing the first hornwort genomes. In this ancient group of land plants, they discovered genes that…

Le bouquetin des Alpes : pas forcément tiré d’affaire

Espèce réintroduite au XIXe siècle, le bouquetin des Alpes n’est plus menacé d’extinction selon l’IUCN (Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature). Or, ce constat ne tient pas compte de risques d’ordre génétique, indiquent des…

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Energy self-sufficient households in Switzerland by 2050

Researchers from ETH Zurich analysed whether it would be technically and economically feasible for households to achieve energy self-​sufficiency using photovoltaics in the temperate Swiss climate by the middle of the century. They found…

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World Biodiversity Forum – Final Resolution

The World Bio­di­ver­si­ty Fo­rum conference brought to­ge­ther mo­re than 500 par­ti­ci­pants, among them lea­ding re­se­ar­chers, ear­ly ca­re­er re­se­ar­chers, prac­ti­tio­ners, re­pre­sen­ta­ti­ves from dif­fe­rent sec­tors,…

Call for Proposals: Research and innovation for sustainable development

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation is looking for promising research and innovation initiatives, which engage researchers from Switzerland and from the Global South and East and implementation partners from other sectors…

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Biology week für neugierige Jugendliche

Diese 5-tägige wissenschaftliche Entdeckungsreise für neugierige Jugendliche wird angeboten von der Akademie der Naturwissenschaften Schweiz (SCNAT)! Das Angebot richtet sich an 20 Gymnasiastinnen und Gymnasiasten aus der ganzen…

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New world map of fish genetic diversity

An international research team from ETH Zurich and French universities studied genetic diversity among fish around the world for the first time. Their research produced a map that will serve as a tool to improving the conservation of…

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