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Swiss Mountain Aid last year funded over 500 livelihood projects in the Swiss Alps to the tune of SFr20 million ($18.9 million) to help people carve out an existence in the tough alpine environment.
An innovation in technology and sustainable design led to the creation of the world's largest 3D-printed tower, which stands ...
There's no denying that Switzerland offers a captivating and unique travel experience. The destination boasts modern cities, ...
Voters in canton Valais in southern Switzerland are likely to have the final say on the construction of large solar parks in high-mountain regions. Campaigners from the Valais Green Party, the Pro ...
That military obsession, once nicknamed “bunker mania,” was full blown during World War II, when the Swiss built an intricate system of 8,000 bunkers and shelters to guard against Hitler.
The rustic Martin’s Lumberyard was a stop on the 2024 Thurman Farm Tour, and the symbolic midpoint in a remarkable journey for the cab, which last lorded over 3,251-foot Crane Mountain in 1987 ...
Rising temperatures and retreating glaciers threaten Europe’s water tower, forcing local farmers to adapt and presaging larger troubles downstream. Rising temperatures and retreating glaciers ...
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss minister says over 10% of the Alpine country’s glaciers have been lost over the last five years — a depletion not seen in over a century — as the U.N.’s weather ag… ...
The mountain chains of Veisivi and Dent de Perroc, which tower nearly 4,000 metres (13,000 feet)in the southern canton of Wallis, saw more than 100 kg (220 lbs) of magnesium powder ignited in the ...
Release a rendering of a very tall, very shiny glass tower looming over an idyllic mountain village and the Internet goes bananas. That’s what happened earlier this week when Morphosis ...
The Pork Reuben Tower is served on three layers of rye bread, packed with pulled pork, tangy sauerkraut, creamy Thousand Island dressing and melted Swiss cheese. It sells for $7.99.
How do you guarantee a view when you are in a valley in Switzerland? Thom Mayne of Morphosis decided to build as high as the mountains —1,250 feet (the exact height of New York’s Empire State Building ...