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September 18, 2025Climate change is altering air temperature and precipitation patterns in Switzerland, thereby impairing the recharge and quality of groundwater. A mix of measures is needed to ensure the sustainable use of groundwater as a resource. Good forecasts enable timely action and support investment decisions.

September 12, 2025How much trees in cities actually help to cool their surroundings depends heavily on how moist the soil is.

September 5, 2025Eawag scientist Serina Robinson receives the ERC Starting Grant. She is investigating how microbial enzymes bind PFAS.

September 4, 2025Groundwater, which provides 80 percent of Switzerland's drinking water, is the focus of the Eawag Info Day taking place today in Dübendorf.

August 28, 2025An international study conducted in Eawag's experimental ponds demonstrates how indirect ecological effects influence the evolution of species.

August 27, 2025The water research institute Eawag and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland are part of the new EU project UrbanM2O. It is led by the Danish Technical University DTU in Copenhagen. The aim of the six-million-euro project is to develop monitoring and modelling-based solutions to combat water pollution in cities – an issue that is becoming increasingly important with the expansion of sponge cities.

August 19, 2025A controversial serum has been necessary for the growth of cells in the context of animal-free toxicology research. Eawag researchers have now developed an alternative.

August 15, 2025Eawag together with the Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) convened a Workshop on Evidence-Based Decision-Making for Nature Conservation in Bhutan. The workshop brought together representatives from Government agencies, research institutions, non-governmental organizations, and international partners with the aim of strengthening Bhutan’s science-policy interface for environmental governance.

August 7, 2025A new dataset on the water quality in Swiss river catchments is now available. CAMELS-CH-Chem incorporates up to 40 water quality parameters for 115 Swiss catchments between 1981 and 2020.

August 6, 2025Diseases caused by Legionella bacteria are on the rise, despite national and international efforts to contain them. A joint paper by an international panel of researchers in this field highlights the important steps that need to be taken in the coming years to combat the pathogen.