10.02.2026

After breaking away from the original tumor, cancer cells often spread to other organs. There they can either form metastases or lie dormant for many years before reactivating. Sci...

14.01.2026

Contrary to some common misconceptions,, growing up with two languages does not slow the development of children on the autism spectrum. Quite the opposite! A broad international s...

15.12.2025

A new study led by the University of Fribourg, in collaboration with the Universities of Lausanne and Geneva, raises serious concerns about the quality and safety of plant-based di...

27.11.2025

To survive in a new environment, animals have to be capable of adjusting their food preferences to the food available. By studying fruit flies, scientists at the University of Frib...

26.11.2025

Physicists from the University of Fribourg have developed a groundbreaking iteration of the fluorescence microscope using smartphone technology. Both highly affordable and portable...

06.11.2025

The ice sheet in Greenland faces many changes and one of them is hiding in plain sight - the snowy layer covering most of its surface. Normally acting as a sponge for refreezing me...

27.10.2025

The doctoral candidate at the University of Fribourg Gaël Spicher has described a new species of ichthyosaur, a marine reptile that lived nearly 180 million years ago. The study ha...

03.10.2025

An international team that includes scientists from the University of Fribourg has succeeded in drilling and retrieving two ice cores measuring over 100 m from a glacier in Tajikis...

16.09.2025

The way to hell is paved with good intentions. In the hope of saving certain endangered species and ecosystems, some conservation projects propose the introduction of large plant...