A 20-year old man is currently facing trial for attempted murder for stabbing two social workers in the youth centre where he ...

The final will be played on Sunday in Basel, where the England team will face the winners of tonight's game between Germany and Spain, played in Zurich. A group of around 25 men, hailing from all over ...

After a May avalanche in Blatten, Switzerland, experts took notice of an unusual phenomenon affecting the nation's glaciers ...

A series of small rockfalls occurred above the village of Brienz/Brinzauls in eastern Switzerland between July 9 and 12. This ...

A new study published in Earth’s Future by researchers from Uppsala University with Belgian, French, and German universities have shown that climate ...

The Arolla campsite, perched 1,950 metres above sea level in the Val d’Hérens in the canton of Valais, is to close permanently, the authorities announced on 13 July 2025. The site, which draws around ...

"This can excavate big holes." Scientists discover worrying phenomenon after drilling into glaciers: 'We need to be prepared' first appeared on The Cool Down.

The director of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) has warned of increasing climate-related risks in ...

A hike along Switzerland’s Aletsch offers escape from the summer heat — but comes with a poignant sense of time running out ...

A new 3D simulation tool is enabling much more accurate avalanche forecasts. The model, which proved its worth during the landslides in Brienz (GR) and Blatten (VS), could lead to more effective ...

While Switzerland has the capacity to monitor glacier hazards, many countries do not, including Indonesia, whose Carstensz ...

Dozens of people are being evacuated by helicopter in Austria after a mudslide covered homes and mountain huts in the Gschnitztal valley in Tyrol in the southwest of the Alpine country ...