The Geneva Green party is questioning plans by CERN to build a new accelerator three times the size of the current LHC.
Feasibility studies are now being carried out for the Future Circular Collider. The Greens say it will be the most energy consuming machine on the planet.
It would likely use more power than the whole canton, with an annual consumption of 4 Terawatt hours.
CERN says the idea is still in its early phase and no decisions have been made.
Widowhood affects men more than women
A University of Geneva study has confirmed what demographers call the "widowhood effect", and it hits Swiss men harder than women
New exhibition in Zurich
A small exhibition opening this week at UBS headquarters in Zurich is celebrating 60 years since the first cash-machine withdrawal in Switzerland
Honour for Roger Federer
Roger Federer has been inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame, and the Basel-born champion broke down in tears during his acceptance speech
New petition in Lausanne
Lausanne pedestrians have handed the city a petition with nearly 1,000 signatures, demanding action against cyclists and e-scooter riders who ignore pedestrian zones
Nepal crisis ongoing
Switzerland's Nepalese and Tibetan communities are still waiting for word from relatives after violent floods tore through a Himalayan valley last Wednesday
Victim identified from Aarau shooting
A 22-year-old woman has been identified as the victim of Saturday’s Aarau rave shooting, and German police have joined the Swiss manhunt for the gunmen still at large
