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Walid Riachy

A Gender Gap: Why do men still rule fashion world?

Women are the number one consumers in fashion, spending an average of $125,000 on clothing in their lifetime, yet a majority of those at the helm of the fashion industry identify as male.

Pollution, plastic, microbe

In areas with heavy plastic pollution, more microbes can degrade plastics

“Using our models, we found multiple lines of evidence supporting the fact that the global microbiome’s plastic-degrading potential correlates strongly with measurements of environmental plastic pollution — a significant demonstration of how the environment is responding to the pressures we are placing on it”