The PeatPic Project used over 3,700 smartphone photographs from 27 peatlands in 10 countries to gather data about how climate change is impacting them.
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The University of Zurich (UZH) with over 26,000 students, the largest university in Switzerland. The University of Zurich was founded in 1833 as the first university in Europe of a democratic state and is one of the best in German-speaking universities. Seven faculties offer a variety of opportunities for study at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral level. In addition, the University of Zurich has a wide range of continuing education portfolio.
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There is no single way of becoming an adult in the world.
Human language is not as unique as we think.
Une nouvelle étude démontre que les bonobos créent des combinaisons de cris complexes et avec du sens, semblables aux phrases dans le langage humain.
A global new survey shows there’s no crisis of trust in scientists, as some might claim. But there are some nuances.
La réglementation internationale exige des banques d’avoir un certain matelas de fonds propres pour pouvoir faire face aux risques. Ne pourrait-on pas imaginer un autre outil de nature fiscale ?
Wall Street and big law firms are famous for their hard-charging, cutthroat work cultures. Here’s one reason they should reconsider.
While barriers still remain, the benefits of electrifying the transport sector are clear for both society and individual firms.
Through his poetically eloquent protest songs, the young singer-songwriter came to represent the Oromo struggle.
What paleontologists had believed to be spiny fins turned out to be elongated jaws. New examination of fossils that were 365 million years old revealed a fish with a remarkable lower jaw.
A common criticism of women’s sports is that female players aren’t as entertaining or skilled as their male counterparts. Two researchers decided to put this notion to the test.
The push for national trials reflects a disappointment with the slow pace and high costs of international justice.
Scientists pour over the existing literature on corvids’ smarts to debunk some myths, and uphold others.
Rightwing activists are creating a ‘parallel economy’ to compete with mainstream tech and financial systems.
Researchers looked at the skeletal remains of 40 people, and found evidence of dairy consumption across a wide swathe of early Tibetan society.
Peneliti memiliki pendapat berbeda mengenai pengaruh tmbuh dengan saudara perempuan atau laki-laki pada kita saat dewasa. Penelitian baru dengan mahadata berupaya untuk menyelesaikan argumen tersebut.
Researchers have long differed on whether growing up with a sister or brother influences who we become as adults. New research using big data aims to finally settle the argument.
L’impression est connue : quand il fait chaud, on serait plus irritable, moins patient… La science le confirme, et prouve que les effets de la chaleur sur notre santé mentale sont bien plus graves.
Las olas de calor, y los efectos que tienen en nuestra salud mental, son un importante recordatorio de que lo mejor que podemos hacer para ayudarnos a nosotros mismos y a las generaciones futuras es actuar contra el cambio climático.
People with serious mental health conditions are at risk of their condition worsening.
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Professor of Personality, Mental Health, and Culture, University of Zurich
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Senior research and teaching fellow, Department of Geography, University of Zurich
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Earth Scientist, Department of Geography, University of Zurich
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Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Zurich
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Professor of Managerial Economics, University of Zurich
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Professor, Curator of the Palaentological Museum, University of Zurich
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Assistant professor, University of Zurich
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Researcher, Evolutionary Biology, University of Zurich
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Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Zurich, University of Zurich
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Docteur en biologie spécialisée en comportement animal, University of Zurich
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Senior Research and Teaching Associate, Department of Communication and Media Research, University of Zurich
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Senior research fellow, University of Zurich
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Clinical Psychologist (Namibia) and PhD Researcher on Emerging Adulthood in sub-Saharan Africa, University of Zurich
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Professor of banking, University of Zurich
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Professor of Sustainable Operations Management, University of Zurich
