A federation of wildlife charities plans to create a ‘showcase for nature recovery’ after buying a rural estate in the largest land sale in England for three decades. The Wildlife Trusts has partnered ...

The new issue of Positive News is out now, and features a number of inspiring achievements. Here are some of the firsts you'll find in the magazine 1. The first ever blind Barbie Toymaker Mattel has ...

Some words have real sticking power. Not so much the stream of motivational quotes in decorative borders that surge daily through social media. More those gems that – by dint of their poignancy in a ...

Whole grains contain more nutrients than their refined counterparts and require fewer resources to produce. Discover some delicious ways to get these nutritional powerhouses into your diet Thin gruels ...

It’s not even a book but a very short essay by Richard Feynman, the Nobel prize-winning physicist, called The Value of Science. You can get it online and it’s free – it’s about three pages long. It ...

What began with a single windfarm has blossomed into a values-led renewables investment company that has funded 42 UK green energy projects “Back in 1994, renewables were generating less than 2% of ...

New York mulled criminal charges for oil execs, Egypt beat malaria, and urban greening was shown to save lives, plus more good news New York mulls criminal charges for oil execs Big oil has long known ...

One in five countries in the global south has a larger share of green energy in its electricity mix than the average global north nation. That’s according to new analysis by the RMI, a US thinktank.

A year after completion, an innovative UK river ‘reset’ project has been hailed a success. It could provide a template for tackling some of the impacts of more extreme weather events We can restart ...

Carpentry, comradeship and community connection run through the shortlist for this year's UK Men's Sheds award When is a shed more than just a building? When it’s a potentially lifesaving refuge for ...

Authorities are belatedly realising that ancient forest management practices can have a dramatic impact, curbing the risk of disastrous blazes. As our changing climate makes wildfires more likely, ...

Organic ideas are coming to life through a farming collective that provides land and know-how to hopeful businesses From Scotland to Cornwall, an organic, regenerative collective of UK farmers is ...