In June, Alps was ranked as the world's sixth most powerful supercomputer. Switzerland on Saturday inaugurated its new supercomputer called Alps -- one of the world's fastest -- which it hopes ...

Although there are currently no major droughts in the Swiss Alps, new reasons have been discovered to install floating solar panels on them. This would generate totally clean energy that contributes ...

one of the highest summits in the Alps, which overlooks Zermatt, a popular skiing destination. While national boundaries are often thought of as fixed, large sections of the Swiss-Italian border ...

Three magnificent trail running routes in the Swiss Alps taken from the guidebook 'Run the Alps Switzerland: 30 Must-Do Trails' produced by PatitucciPhoto and ALPSinsight. If you could narrow down the ...

Many parts of Switzerland, two thirds of which is mountainous, are at risk of avalanches and landslides. Communities in the Alps have been protecting themselves against such natural hazards for years.

The bodies of five missing skiers have been found in the Swiss Alps, police have said. Local authorities are still searching for a sixth person. A huge search and rescue operation was launched on ...

Italy and Switzerland are set to redraw part of their shared border. On Friday, the Swiss Federal Council approved an agreement that would result in the map being modified. The process of ...

The melting of glaciers in the Alps has forced Italy and Switzerland to redraw the border that runs between them in the shadow of the Matterhorn. The frontier between the two countries has ...

I had been dreaming of a Swiss Alps vacation for years but until recently, Davos was largely off my radar. This eastern Swiss ...