Floodplains face increasing pressure: currently protected areas will not be sufficient to preserve the species living in them in the future, a review ...

Container instances. Calling docker run on an OCI image results in the allocation of system resources to create a ...

Far from being silent, mountains creak, vibrate and shift. Now, algorithms are learning to listen to them in order to detect ...

Since 10 January 2026, the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) has received reports of hundreds of "whumpfs" (i.e., sounds indicating a collapse in the snowpack) and of remote ...

SLF researchers have shown that cracks in weak layers of snow propagate faster than expected. New experiments provide vital insights for avalanche forecasting and risk management – and confirm a ...

The risk of avalanches in Europe's winter sports resorts remains high amid heavy snowfalls, according to the authorities in Switzerland, Austria, France and Germany. Valais in Switzerland declared ...

Raised in the French Alps by two English parents, Emily Harrop began her sporting life as an alpine skier, but took up skimo aged 20. Eight years later, she's preparing for the race of her life, while ...

Swiss Alpine Roads Close Due To Avalanche Danger. Many roads in the Swiss Alpine regions are still closed due to the ongoing avalanche danger. Canton Valais is particularly affected, where the highest ...

A passenger train derailed early Monday morning near Goppenstein, Switzerland. An avalanche struck the train, causing the derailment. Emergency services responded immediately. Around 30 passengers ...