Plastic pollution is now an alarming issue threatening ecosystems all around the world. Chocolate wrappers, straws and bottles have been reported in diverse habitats from the poles to submarine canyons. With more than 300 million tons of plastics produced each year, at least 8 Read More

Plastic pollution has become a ubiquitous issue all around the world in the last decade. We find plastic everywhere: on the land, in rivers and oceans. If this trend continues, there might be more plastic in our oceans than fish by 2050! What is Read More

Effects of snow avalanches can be both positive and negative. Snow avalanches occur when snow, sometimes together with debris, rush downhill. It is a natural phenomenon in snow-covered mountainous regions around the world. But sometimes, human activities like off-piste skiing can also trigger them. Read More