An alpine plant could hold the key to its survival in a steadily warming climate. ETH Zurich researchers have identified the origin of two particular ancient gene variants in the plant that control its flowering time. In Brief The climate is warming increasingly quickly, especially in the Alps, which poses a challenge for organisms. If […]

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has opened the external review of the Methodological Assessment on Monitoring Biodiversity and Nature’s Contributions to People (monitoring assessment). This assessment evaluates approaches for monitoring biodiversity and the benefits that nature provides to people, aiming to enhance scientific rigor and policy relevance in decision-making. The […]

Switzerland will become drier and hotter, experience less snow and face heavier rainfall in the future. Those are the conclusions reached by climate researchers from its Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology (MeteoSwiss) and ETH Zurich. On 4 November 2025, at an event attended by Federal Councillor Elisabeth Baume-Schneider, they presented the new climate scenarios […]

We are delighted to share that Professor Rob Marchant, former member of the MRI Science Leadership Council and current co-lead of our Mountain Social-Ecological Futures working group, will head the AFRI-CAN project to explore East African mountain social ecological dynamics after being awarded a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant. This €10 million grant […]