40,000 Kilometers by Train
Paleontologist Christian Klug went without air travel for over a year. Read his interactive account to find out how he made it to Morocco.
Archive Sustainability 2026
Article list Sustainability
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Buried Underwear Shows Land Use Is Key to Soil Health
A citizen science project involving 1,000 volunteers and more than 2,000 pairs of buried cotton underwear shows that land use is the most important factor in determining decomposition rates and soil life. -
“The obvious first response would be to expand public transport”
Thousands of students and staff travel to UZH and between its campuses every day. A new strategy aims to shape this mobility across all UZH campuses. -
Human Activity More than Doubles Fire Occurrence in the Arctic
Effective fire prevention and response can help reduce risks whose impacts extend far beyond the Arctic. -
Amazon’s Biocultural Heritage Under Greater Threat Than Expected
Indigenous cultures in the Amazon region will lose up to one-third of the native plant species due to climate change while biocultural knowledge is set to decline sharply by 2080. -
Environmental DNA Reveals Impact of Climate and Humans on Global River Fish Biodiversity
Human activity and climate influence biodiversity patterns in river ecosystems, as a global analysis of fish biodiversity using environmental DNA (eDNA) reveals. -
ESA Mission to Explore Understory Biodiversity
The HiBiDiS mission aims to provide new insights into forest biodiversity, answering key questions about climate change. UZH is participating as a scientific partner. -
Between Campus and Society
Exhibitions that inspire and experiments that lead to new solutions: two UZH employees share how they bring knowledge to life. -
How Soil Microbes Adapt to Life in Lakes
An analysis of bacteria in Lake Zurich reveals that some soil microbes acquire new traits in order to colonize new aquatic habitats, while others reduce their genome size. -
Imagine Lake Zurich Filled With Diamonds
Sustainability is no longer just nice-to-have, it’s a concrete call to action. The UZH Sustainable event showcased how the University of Zurich is answering this call. -
Global Warming Causes Cropland Areas to Shrink
The subtropics are particularly affected. Explore animated diagrams and interactive maps that show the extent of the decline in various climate scenarios. -
Pesticides Significantly Affect Soil Life and Biodiversity
Seventy percent of soils in Europe are contaminated with pesticides. A Europe-wide study now shows that their effects on soil life are substantial, as pesticides suppress various beneficial soil organisms.