Peering into chimneys, scaling rooftops and even dodging sparks at an electricity substation, one woman in Cornwall is rescuing swarms of bees destined for extermination by pest controllers. Her ...

A Scottish startup wants to turn the tide on ghost gear by crafting striking geometric plant pots from plastic recovered from discarded fishing nets. The founders of POTR reckon their ‘ocean pots’ are ...

A US-based biotech firm has developed a plastic-eating fungi, offering an eco-friendly solution to tackle the global nappy waste crisis Plastic-munching fungi could prove a powerful new ally in ...

Walking hand-in-hand to the skatepark, decks tucked under their arms, Asha Gond and Puti are pioneers of India’s burgeoning female skateboarding community – and the subject of an award-winning photo ...

Scientists cottoned on to jab-free vaccines There was good news for trypanophobics this week with the discovery that vaccines could one day be administered via dental floss. Trypanophobia – a morbid ...

A mindful mode on the Fairphone 6 offers a tactile way to escape the constant ping of notifications and help people find the right digital balance When mobile phones first hit the mainstream in the ...

Conservation was shown to work, a ‘gamechanger’ cancer jab moved closer, and a Dutch city cancelled people’s debt, plus more good news ...

The ‘golden age of medicine’ arrived, animals returned from the brink, the renewables juggernaut gathered pace, plus more good news ...

Classrooms arranged around an indoor rainforest. Porthole windows which look like googly eyes peering out from lumpy, butter-coloured walls. Zigzagging roofs and soaring archways. If this mind-bending ...

1. EU emissions shrank (and China’s ‘may have peaked’) While the climate crisis came into ever sharper focus in 2024, emissions continued to rise – but not everywhere. Data published in October ...

Scientists hailed a ‘golden age’ for cancer treatment, a cure for HIV moved closer, and a vast marine reserve was created, plus more good news ...