In the Swiss Alpine resort of Kandersteg, officials have been closely monitoring a deteriorating mountain peak that towers ...

Richard Hartfield flips his own script and spends summer in the Swiss Alps, mending the trails he usually hikes. The post Balancing act: work, rest and play in the Swiss Glarus Alps appeared first on ...

Villagers nervously watch a mountain peak after rockslide buried their neighbours - Blatten was evacuated before a chunk of a ...

Climate change appears to be making some of Switzerland's vaunted glaciers look like Swiss cheese: full of holes.

In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.

One expert notes that glacier shrinkage has wide effects on agriculture, fisheries, drinking water levels and cross-boundary ...

The glaciers of Switzerland, which has the most of any country in continental Europe, are fading because of global warming.

Jun 19, 2025 Swiss universities have once again fallen slightly behind in international comparison. In the annual university rankings, they recorded slightly more losses than gains overall.

Switzerland is particularly affected by global warming. The current average near-ground air temperature is already about 2.9C higher than the 1871-1900 pre-industrial average -- compared to a global ...

The permafrost in Switzerland's Alps is the warmest since records began, the Swiss Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday. Permafrost is sub-surface soil that remains at freezing temperature or ...

Take day trips to smaller Swiss villages. Sitting at the base of the Bernese Alps and easily accessible by train, Interlaken acts as a natural gateway to the surrounding mountains and villages.