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Alps could face a doubling in torrential summer rainfall frequency as temperatures rise by 2°C

Intense, short-lived summer downpours are expected to become both more frequent and more intense across Alpine regions as the climate warms.
Plants improve soil carbon storage, but they can disrupt it too

Our world is warming, and plants are widely seen as part of the solution.
Rethinking Past Ocean Circulation to Refine Future Climate Models

An international study led by the University of Lausanne reveals that deep ocean currents in the North Atlantic stayed active during two extremely cold and well-studied periods of the last ice age.
From commitment to collective action: Launch of the Culture for the Planet Alliance

A major step forward in the sustainability transition of the arts and cultural sector on a global scale is taking place.
Melting of Greenland’s ice sheet: how ice slabs regulate meltwater runoff into the sea

Scientists working at the universities of Fribourg and Lausanne have developed a model for the way Greenland’s meltwater drains into the sea.
Why did some ancient animals fossilize while others vanished?

Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace?

A transdisciplinary field school for understanding how past human activities are still shaping the biodiversity of Gabon’s ecosystems17 September 2025
Cette publication est également disponible en : Français Prof. Gretchen Walters recently joined Gabonese colleagues and international partners in Doumé …
Why did some ancient animals fossilize while others vanished?6 May 2025
Why do some ancient animals become fossils while others disappear without a trace?
AI enables a major innovation in glacier modelling and offers groundbreaking simulation of the last Alpine glaciation27 January 2025
Scientists at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) have used AI for the first time to massively speed up computer calculations and simulate the last ice cover in the Alps.
Alpine glaciers will lose at least a third of their volume by 2050, whatever happens19 January 2024
Cette publication est également disponible en : Français The Aletsch glacier in 2009 {© UNIL, Guillaume Jouvet) Even if greenhouse …

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