Climate change, trust in science and health were among the most popular topics covered by UZH media releases and articles in 2025.
Fires Could Emit More Air Pollution Than Previously Estimated
As fires burn the landscape, they spew airborne gases and particles, though their impact on air pollution might be underestimated.
Drone Monitoring Helps Dolphins
Australia’s beloved dolphin populations face growing pressures from environmental changes and human activity, increasing the need for reliable, accessible and non-invasive tools to monitor their health and support conservation and management.
New AI Model Predicts Disease Risk While You Sleep
Stanford Medicine scientists and their colleagues created the first artificial intelligence model that can predict more than 100 health conditions from one night’s sleep.
New Research May Help Scientists Predict When a Humid Heat Wave Will Break
As these events become more common at midlatitudes, a phenomenon called an atmospheric inversion will determine how long they last.
This Little Trout Died of Decompression Sickness – a Sign of Hydropower’s Hidden Problem
Hundreds of Norwegian hydropower plants threaten fish and bottom-dwelling animals by exposing them to water that is oversaturated with air.
Atmospheric River Research Flights Go Global
The UC San Diego-led program joins forces with research programs across the world to improve forecasts of extreme weather events.
Research Team Develops EPICC Air Quality Model for Complex Pollution Problem
A large Chinese research team has developed an air quality model called EPICC (Emission and atmospheric Processes Integrated and Coupled Community Model) that demonstrates improved accuracy in its representations of ozone and particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less.
Study Reveals Thirdhand Smoke as Hidden Indoor Air Pollutants
A new study published in the scientific journal Building and Environment reveals a persistent and evolving threat to indoor air quality known as "thirdhand smoke."
Thinning Ice in Antarctica Could Boost Oceanic Carbon Absorption
Research involving scientists from the University of Plymouth has shed new light on natural processes in East Antarctica that could, over long timescales, help the Southern Ocean absorb more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.