By Luke Josef Misra – Introduction. In recent years microplastics have come to the forefront of media attention. Microplastics, which are defined as plastic pieces less than five millimetres long, are believed to be the most plentiful form of plastic in the oceans [1] at up to 92.4% [2]. A peer reviewed article by Li…
By Alice Lamb – The global impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic have been varied and widespread, creating crises that threaten global food security [1]. According to a UN report, the number of people who don’t have enough food to eat rose steeply during the pandemic to almost a third of the world [2], juxtaposing…
By Luisa Kate Shield – In 2021, Laborde et al published an article in Agricultural Economics [1] that showed the severity the COVID-19 pandemic had on food security and global diets. Changes in global food consumption have been evident since the COVID-19 pandemic began, this is due to three main reasons: changes in household incomes,…
By Anthea Phalosa – Coral reefs are a major source of attraction in the tropics, in places like Indonesia or Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. However, these biodiversity hotspots are facing a threat ultimately linked to human activity [1]. Anthropogenic activity such as the increasing use of fossil fuels have contributed to global scale warming…
By Tom Ide – As the effects of climate change are becoming increasingly prevalent, it’s now clear that these effects are not evenly distributed, and that climate change is very much a social issue as well as an environmental issue – with indigenous people among the first to face the direct consequences [1]. Nowhere…
By Chloe Wornell – Electronics play a huge role in all aspects of daily life, from entertainment purposes to food preparation. However, the production of these devices can lead to severe health issues for people who rely on the land around these sites due to the contamination of the soil from heavy metals that are…
By Jasmine Couchman – 1 in 3 people still lack access to safe drinking water worldwide [1]. Water is fundamental to the function of humanity as deh ydration is significantly more instantaneous than starvation [2]. While you and I likely just turn the tap on, without a second thought, this insecurity, predominantly in less economically…
By Sara Antonioli – Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s story shocked the nation when she became the first UK resident to have air pollution on her death certificate, at just 9 years old [1]. London, like many world cities, is facing the ever growing threat of air pollution (figure 1). Congestion has been one of the main areas…
By Georgina Hopwood – It is no secret that sea turtles seem to be one of the primary victims of human degradation to the environment, being the poster species for campaigns against ocean pollution, plastic use, oil spills and general exploitation of marine life. However, we see much less information spread about light pollution and…
By Rob Chantrey – In 2018 alone, 8.7million people died from fossil fuel-driven air pollution, equivalent to 20% of deaths worldwide [1]. This is not an anomaly. Every year millions globally, in both developing and developed countries, die at the hands of the ‘invisible killer’. Despite an increasing number of discoveries identifying smog’s impacts on…