Environment
Avalanches swept away more people than usual in the winter of 2025–26, though the death toll remained broadly in line with the average. A…
Scott Poynton, a forester based near Nyon in the canton of Vaud, spent last Wednesday…
The number of fare evaders caught on Switzerland’s public-transport network is increasing steadily. In 2024,…
Switzerland’s annual test of its civil-defence sirens was largely successful. Nearly 99% of the country’s…
Switzerland’s state railway, Swiss Federal Railways, reported its best punctuality on record in 2025, with…
Left-wing parties in Switzerland’s largest cities are trying to revive international night trains—by leaning on…
In Switzerland the fuel used by piste groomers to prepare ski slopes is cheaper than…