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A mysterious phenomenon that’s steadily driving our universe apart, dark energy is almost impossible to grasp. Using new measurement techniques, astrophysicist Marcelle Soares-Santos attempts to shed light on the darkness.

Studierende der UZH haben ein synthetisches Bakterium entwickelt, das Pflanzen gegen negative Umwelteinflüsse schützen kann. Im interationalen iGEM-Wettbewerb wurden sie dafür mit dem Preis für den «Best Sustainable Development Impact» ausgezeichnet.

Humans are having a highly detrimental impact on biodiversity worldwide. Not only is the number of species declining, but the composition of species communities is also changing. These are the findings of one of the largest studies ever conducted on this topic.

In many regions, the “eternal ice” of the glaciers will not survive beyond the 21st century – with fatal consequences for millions of people, reports the UZH-based World Glacier Monitoring Service.

Data obtained by the Euclid mission provide an unprecedented glimpse into the structure and expansion of the universe. UZH researchers were involved in developing the basis for analyzing the immense amounts of data.

Robert Weibel was Professor of Geographical Information Science at GIUZ until the end of January 2025. In this interview, he explains how a US president's executive order changed not only the subject, but the world, what was most important to him in teaching and what his plans are for the future.

Prostatakrebs rechtzeitig erkennen, Transplantationsorgane länger haltbar machen oder ein Labor, das auf einen Chip passt: Spin-offs der UZH machen Ideen aus der Forschung marktreif. Im vergangenen Jahr wurden sechs neue Spin-offs gegründet.

How do rogue planetary-mass objects – celestial bodies with masses between stars and planets – form? An international team of astronomers has used advanced simulations to show that these enigmatic objects are linked to the chaotic dynamics of young star clusters.