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Researchers have discovered more than 200 new animal and plant species in the Mekong region of Southeast Asia. In an interview with Radio SRF, Sofia van Moorsel, biodiversity expert at the Department of Geography, explains what science can learn from this and whether these species discoveries can put extinction into perspective.
Hot Jupiters are giant planets initially known to orbit alone close to their star. A team including the University of Zurich has just announced the existence of a planetary system, WASP-132, with an unexpected architecture. It contains not only a Hot Jupiter but also an inner Super-Earth and an icy giant planet.
One Health, Many Maps: What Cartography Teaches Us About Antimicrobial Resistance in Humans, Animals
The inaugural lecture by Prof. Thom Van Boeckel, One Health Institute (VSF, MeF, MNF), will take place on 17.02.2025 at 17:00 (Aula KOL-G-201) and is entitled “One Health, Many Maps: What Cartography Teaches Us About Antimicrobial Resistance in Humans, Animals, and Food Systems”. Live stream and video at https://www.uzh.ch/en/events/events/av.html
