US investment returning? Chinese data shows double-digit growth in early 2026
US companies increased their investment in China before the two countries’ leaders met earlier this month, according to…
An Irishman in Switzerland: Dinner costs the same as at home, but salaries are far higher – The Irish Times
I recently hosted my nephew for a few days in Grandvaux, Switzerland. Twenty-one, and an exceptionally talented drummer,…
Three times Lake Constance: Europe’s largest underground drinking water reserve
From Frankfurt to Basel, deep underground lies a treasure that supplies more than five million people in the…
Can currency swaps make China a lender of last resort? Ex-PBOC official weighs in
China should position itself as an international lender of last resort to help out in global emergencies and…
ATLAS observes new Bc meson excited state
The ATLAS Collaboration reports the first observation of the Bc*+ meson – a new composite particle state containing…
As its firms look overseas, China overtakes US to become top foreign investor in Germany
China overtook the US to become Germany’s top single-country source of foreign direct investment (FDI) last year, a…
Student-built rocket engine fires 20,000 rotating blasts per second
Students in Switzerland have recently tested an experimental rocket engine that is capable of generating 20,000 detonation waves…
A terminal cancer drug was priced at $13,000 monthly — but he found the same medication for $40
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
Extraordinary Breakthrough for Physics as Scientists Put Building-Size Magnet into the Palm of Your Hand
The two mini-mega magnets – credit, CC 4.0. Int – Science Advances (2026). DOI 10.1126sciadv.adz5826 In an extraordinary…
Waterloo and a revolution: Von der Leyen and Costa pick their Eurovision favorites – POLITICO
The song that “moves me the most,” the German politician went on, “is ‘Ne partez pas sans moi’…
In bikinis at the museum to explore Cezanne’s The Bathers
By Euronews with AFP Published on 03/05/2026 – 21:38 GMT+2 At the Fondation Beyeler near Basel (source in German), visitors visited…
Bernard Tschumi winds helical slides through Philo science centre
A skylit atrium traversed by staircases and slides forms the heart of Philo, a ring-shaped science centre at…