The tiny autonomous region in the Alps with loads of castles and 3 languages
This tiny sliver of land is home to just 128,000 people, yet boasts some of Europe's most breathtaking landscapes and ...
Travel: Skiing the Swiss Alps is like traversing the roof of the world
Explore Switzerland’s Zermatt, as well as Chamonix in France, for thrills on the slopes and mind-blowing scenery.
The incredible new £8bn tunnel that will end traffic chaos between two countries in Europe
Currently, a slow railway from the 1860s and the Brenner Pass highway are the only means of getting across the pass, but the ...
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Glaciers in the Alps have shrunk 39% in the last two decades, satellite data reveals
British startup Earthwave and a group of European academics have discovered alarming developments in glacier retreat.
The Financial Times11d
European glaciers have shrunk 40% since 2000, study says
Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The melting of the world’s glaciers is “accelerating alarmingly” to lose the equivalent of three Olympic ...
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One Of The World's Steepest Train Rides Climbs Through Mountains And Meadows In The Swiss Alps
Switzerland's cog railway, dating back to 1889, climbs the Alps at a near 48% incline, offering stunning views, mountain ...
Computer Weekly20d
The story behind Alps, Europe’s second largest computer
Before Alps, we had already deployed many other supercomputers. For example, we had Piz Daint, a hybrid Cray XC40/XC50 machine, which was the first GPU-based supercomputer in Europe. We deployed ...
Vast reserves of game-changing clean fuel may be hidden under mountain ranges, scientists find
A new study finds large amounts of “white hydrogen” may exist within mountain ranges, raising hopes this clean-burning gas ...