Name a place on Earth, and the odds are good that it’s contaminated with microplastics. That includes the top of the world. Reading time 2 minutes Microscopic bits of plastic are omnipresent. They’re ...

Mountaintop finish on notoriously difficult Col de Portet could be key climbing stage of race ...

According to a new study, scientists found as much microplastic pollution in the air in this remote area as in densely populated cities like Paris. Scientists have found microplastics in a remote, ...

Snow is a defining feature of mountain ranges, and of winter itself for much of the world. But beyond its scenic value, snow plays a vital role in mountain ecosystems, as well as a range of human ...

I first set foot in the Pyrenees in 2006. Two years later, I began a large-scale survey of mountain lakes and amphibian populations: from east to west, I covered more than 100 mountain lakes located ...