Wounded Rainforest
Alexander Damm-Reiser uses satellite data to analyze the impact of companies on biodiversity, ecosystems and environmental damage.
Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Article list Mathematics and Natural Sciences
-
-
How Did Complex Life Evolve?
Fungi, plants, animals and humans are made of eukaryotic cells. These cells evolved at a late stage in the evolution of life. -
Mapping Disease Across the Globe
Thomas Van Boeckel investigates environmental factors, global patterns of infectious disease and antibiotic resistance in order to better combat these issues. -
“Antibiotic resistance is a global problem like climate change”
Biochemist and microbiologist Markus Seeger explains why international, multidisciplinary exchange is key in the fight against AMR. -
Schrödinger’s Legacy
One hundred years ago, the foundations of quantum mechanics were laid at the UZH, among other places, enabling numerous technological innovations. -
Baby talk – a human superpower?
Humans from different cultures use a form of child-directed speech. However, it appears that this characteristic is far from prevalent in non-human great apes. -
A High-Resolution View of Cancer Cells
Today’s most advanced instruments can peer deep into living cells, helping researchers study diseases such as cancer and improve therapies. -
“I’ve spent half my life at UZH”
Twenty-one-year-old Maximilian Janisch defended his PhD thesis today. In this interview, the mathematician reflects on his time at UZH and shares his plans for the future. -
The Downside of Part-Time Work
With her ERC Advanced Grant the UZH labor geographer Karin Schwiter plans to study the problem of underemployment in Switzerland, the UK and the Netherlands. -
Research Begins on Landslide in Blatten
A few days after the landslide in the Lötschental valley, remote sensing specialists from the University of Zurich (UZH) measured the debris cone from above. -
Oldest Diagnosis of Bone Infection in a Dinosaur
The dinosaur that graces the entrance of UZH's Natural History Museum perished in the mud. A severe bone infection didn't improve its odds. -
Back to the Roots
Knowledge of medicinal plants is communicated differently in African countries. A special exhibition at the Botanical Garden sheds light on traditional medicine in Uganda. -
Fungal Resistance in Wheat: Preserving Biodiversity for Food Security
Wheat production is threatened by a major fungal disease: yellow rust. UZH researchers have found traditional wheat varieties from Asia that harbor several resistance-conferring genes. -
Live View: Stress-Induced Changes in Generations of Cancer Cells
Drugs that affect DNA replication, or radiation that causes direct DNA damage, lead to increasingly diverse offspring over multiple cell generations. This increases the tumor’s genetic complexity and facilitates the development of resistance to therapy. -
“We’re in the second quantum revolution”
Erwin Schrödinger laid the foundation for quantum mechanics at UZH 100 years ago. We met with UZH physicist Titus Neupert to discuss quantum computers, new sensors and the stability of tables. -
“I want to rouse enthusiasm”
Biodiversity expert Florian Altermatt is the recipient of this year’s UZH Teaching Award. In the portrait below, he tells why he makes students count birds on Lake Zurich and divulges what that has to do with Pokémon. -
How Plants Communicate with Each Other
A new exhibition on plant communication marks the inclusion of botany at the University of Zurich’s Natural History Museum. -
Dual Associations with Two Fungi Improve Tree Fitness
Tree species that form symbioses with two different types of mycorrhizal fungi cope better with water and nutrient scarcity. -
Natural Substitute for Pesticides
Chemical pesticides are becoming less and less effective. UZH plant immunologists are exploring a promising alternative that originates in the plants’ own natural defenses. -
Einstein’s Theory of Relativity Put to the Test
Using a set of extremely accurate atomic clocks in space, the ESA experiment ACES was launched into space last week and is expected to deliver data soon.