WSL
‘We work on topics that people care about’
Teaching
WSL
Rolf Holderegger has been Director of WSL for 100 days. In this interview, he talks about the challenges ahead.
Glowing mushrooms: an intrigue for artists and scientists alike
Research
WSL
Two artists from Zurich team up with a WSL mycologist to look into the newly discovered green glow of a mushroom.
Climate change will massively affect beech trees
Research
WSL
WSL researchers took a close look at two older studies on the future of beech. The gloomy forecast of one of them will probably come true.
More precise snowmelt forecasts
Research
WSL
SLF researchers have used satellite data to optimize their models, which they use to predict how much snow there is and when and where it will melt. This progress is important in order to be able to warn of floods and inundations in good time.
World Soil Day: How earthworms “dispose” of CO2 in the soil
Research
WSL
The Swiss soil of the year 2025 is characterized by earthworms. WSL researchers are investigating how their activity affects forest soils.
More wet, less dry: avalanches of the future
Research
WSL
An SLF analysis shows how climate change will affect the avalanche situation in Switzerland this century.
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