A highlight of one of my European summers was a day I spent hiking in the Swiss Alps, on a hillside above the Berner Oberland ...

For tourists and locals alike, cows are inextricably linked with the image of Switzerland. But in most cases, this Swiss ...

A toilet specially designed for cows, aimed at reducing ammonia emissions per animal by 15%, was presented at a farm in Hellbühl, canton Lucerne, on Wednesday.

You might not be able to enjoy this cheese with wine or toast anymore because somewhere in the Alps, the cows refuse to ...

The milk from those cows grazing in the high meadows is destined ... surrounded by the wonders of the Swiss Alps. Walter symbolized to me how important personality-driven establishments are ...

Birch Glacier above the Swiss village of Blatten broke off, causing a landslide that destroyed the village. A herd of cows got evacuated via helicopter for a ride of a lifetime to get to safety.

Karin Keller-Sutter, the Swiss President, sharing a photo of the destruction ... to safety by a helicopter drew widespread attention online. Airlifting cattle is commonplace in the Alps when farmers ...

A huge chunk of a glacier in the Swiss Alps broke off on Wednesday (May 28), causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock that buried most of a mountain village that had been evacuated due to the risk of ...

A Swiss Alpine village was largely wiped out on ... Sheep and even grazing cows were airlifted by helicopter. Video footage of the collapsing glacier went viral Wednesday afternoon as the natural ...

ALEXANDRE AGRUSTI/AFP On the still-snowy peaks of the Swiss Alps, the first warm days signaled the start of the snowmelt season, with vibrant spring wildflowers and lush green pastures where cows ...