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A flapping robot swims and flies like a diving bird

Published:10.07.26 — An aerial-aquatic vehicle developed at EPFL and MIT could lead to a new class of devices for ocean exploration.

Heatwaves hinder photosynthesis

Published:09.07.26 — An EPFL study shows that tropical forests regularly exceed the temperatures at which photosynthesis begins to fail, threatening the planet's ability to absorb carbon dioxide.

Using public transport is a learned habit

Published:07.07.26 — Encouraging people to embrace alternatives to the car – still the dominant mode of travel in Switzerland – means factoring human decision-making into the equation. 

“AI tools are cultural artifacts, not neutral software”

Published:03.07.26 — How to keep information trustworthy when content is increasingly machine-made? EPFL professor Andrea Cavallaro shares his view.

Mice actively seek better views to make visual decisions

Published:01.07.26 — A study led by EPFL shows that when objects are difficult to see, mice don't simply look harder. They move to find better viewpoints, adjusting their behavior according to how much visual information is available.

Mapping the hidden rules of a key immune sensor

Published:29.06.26 — A study led by EPFL has mapped how thousands of genetic changes affect a protein central to immunity, inflammation, cancer, and rare immune diseases.

EPFL researchers create an AI model that thinks like we do

Published:26.06.26 — An EPFL team has created a new Large Language Model that is structured similarly to a human brain, allowing users more control and moving away from “black box” AI.