Polythene free zone sign showing India's active attempt to reduce plastic pollution, Mahaballipuram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Young woman takes photographs as her friend hangs onto handrail to avoid slipping on the steps in snowy Tromso, Norway

Young woman avoiding deep snow to reach park bench in snowy Tromso, Norway

Young woman takes photographs as her friend hangs onto handrail to avoid slipping on the steps in snowy Tromso, Norway

Old tyres used to form terracing in attempt to halt erosion, near Ernareka, Bulgaria, Europe

Locals attempt to sell trinkets to tourists viewing the sugar loaf mountains that make Guilin famous in southern China, China, Asia

Sand bags placed by local residents of Lanikai, in an attempt to mitigate erosion affecting this East Oahu beach, Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Sand bags placed by local residents of Lanikai, in an attempt to mitigate erosion affecting this East Oahu beach, Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

A small reservoir has been dug out in an attempt to find water, the original lake bed level was the highest ground level visible on the picture, Hong Hai Zai, near Dongsheng, Inner Mongolia, China, Asia

A householder's attempt to hold bavk the flood waters near Cockermouth's Main street, after the water receded, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A small reservoir dug out in an attempt to find water, the new building in the background has been built on the original lake bed level, Hong Hai Zai, near Dongsheng, Inner Mongolia, China, Asia

A small reservoir has been dug out in an attempt to find water, the original lake bed level was the highest ground level visible on the picture, Hong Hai Zai, near Dongsheng, Inner Mongolia, China, Asia

People attempt to live their daily lives in face masks amid the coronavirus outbreak, Shanghai, China.

In the delivery room, skin to skin contact and first attempt at breast-feeding.

In the delivery room, skin to skin contact and first attempt at breast-feeding.

In the delivery room, skin to skin contact and first attempt at breast-feeding.

Commemorative plaque, Adler bastion, this is where the "tailor of Ulm" started his attempt to fly, Ulm, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Heck Cattle (Bos primigenius taurus), an attempt to breed back the extinct Aurochs from domestic cattle. Winter in the National Park Bavarian forest (Bayerischer Wald)(enclosure). Europe, Central Europe, Germany, Bavaria, February

Heck Cattle (Bos primigenius taurus), an attempt to breed back the extinct Aurochs from domestic cattle. Winter in the National Park Bavarian forest (Bayerischer Wald)(enclosure). Europe, Central Europe, Germany, Bavaria, February

Buffalo at prarie State Park in Kansas graze around a pile of chert brought in by Archeologist Neal Lopinot in an attempt to see whether Buffalo's hoofs could flake chert in a way that could be mistaken for a man made object. The experiment attempted to recreate the impact a 1500 pound Bison hoof has on a piece of chert.

Armel Le Cléac?h and the Maxi Trimaran Solo Banque Populaire VII Trans at the start of the record attempt Marseille ? Carthage.

Armel Le Cléac?h and the Maxi Trimaran Solo Banque Populaire VII Trans at the start of the record attempt Marseille ? Carthage.

Professional climber Gabriele Moroni during an attempt to Demencia Senil, 9a+. Margalef, Spain.

This trumpetfish (Aulostomus chinensis) is traveling over a reef between the fins of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), an endangered species, in an attempt to ambush an unsuspecting fish, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

Thanksgiving plaques on a shrine at the Difunta Correa Sanctuary, Vallecito, San Juan, Argentina. La Difunta Correa is the most popular of Argentina's folk saints. She was a woman whose husband was forcibly recruited around the year 1840, during the Argentine civil wars. Becoming sick, he was then abandoned by partisans. In an attempt to reach her sick husband, Deolinda took her baby and followed the tracks of the partisans through the desert of San Juan Province. When her supplies ran out, she died. Her body was found days later by gauchos, however they found the baby still alive, feeding from the deceased woman's miraculously ever-full breast. Once the folk tale became known, her devout followers believe her to perform miracles and intercede for the living. Cattle keepers and truck drivers create small altars throughout Argentina and leave bottles of water as votive offerings.

This female Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) has a bite mark near her pectoral fin. This is likely a wound from a mating attempt, Yap, Micronesia

Thanksgiving plaques on a shrine at the Difunta Correa Sanctuary, Vallecito, San Juan, Argentina. La Difunta Correa is the most popular of Argentina's folk saints. She was a woman whose husband was forcibly recruited around the year 1840, during the Argentine civil wars. Becoming sick, he was then abandoned by partisans. In an attempt to reach her sick husband, Deolinda took her baby and followed the tracks of the partisans through the desert of San Juan Province. When her supplies ran out, she died. Her body was found days later by gauchos, however they found the baby still alive, feeding from the deceased woman's miraculously ever-full breast. Once the folk tale became known, her devout followers believe her to perform miracles and intercede for the living. Cattle keepers and truck drivers create small altars throughout Argentina and leave bottles of water as votive offerings.

Germany, Berlin, Mitte, memorial to an East German named Axel Hannamann killed trying to cross the Berlin Wall near the Brandenburg Gate on 5th June 1962 during the Cold War.

Tara Oceans Expeditions - May 2011. Tara with deployed plancton nets. On "station", the boat is drifting without engine or sails. Tara Oceans, a unique expedition: Tara Oceans is the very first attempt to make a global study of marine plankton, a form of sea life that includes organisms as small as viruses and bacterias, and as big as medusas. Our goal is to better understand planktonic ecosystems by exploring the countless species, learning about interactions among them and with their environment. Marine plankton is the only ecosystem that is almost continuous over the surface of the Earth. Studying plankton is like taking the pulse of our planet. Recently, scientists have discovered the great importance of plankton for the climate: populations of plankton are affected very rapidly by variations in climate. But in turn they can influence the climate by modifying the absorption of carbon. In a context of rapid physico-chemical changes, for example the acidification observed today in the world's oceans, it is urgent to understand and predict the evolution of these particular ecosystems. Finally, plankton is an astonishing way of going back in time ? a prime source of fossils. Over the eons, plankton has created several hundred meters of sediment on the ocean floors. This allows us to go back in time, to the first oceans on Earth, and better understand the history of our biosphere. More than 12 fields of research are involved in the project, which will bring together an international team of oceanographers, ecologists, biologists, geneticists, and physicists from prestigious laboratories headed by Eric Karsenti of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. Galapagos

Brown bear mating attempt, Carpathian Mountains, Romania

Hooded Crow (Corvus corone cornix) pulling the tail of a White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in an attempt to steal his prey, Hungary