Beaches became open-air galleries in a month-long arts festival to celebrate the UK’s coastal beauty – and spotlight the climate crisis Sculpture, storytelling and soundscapes have illuminated UK ...

Loopholes mean the energy you’re buying may not be as clean as claimed. New standards are designed to filter the green from the greenwash Here’s the good news: the UK’s electricity supply is the ...

Those behind Boop hope to do what the ‘wonky’ fruit and veg ethos has done for food waste by repurposing some of the 90m beauty products discarded each year in the UK alone The beauty industry’s ...

Trees offered a welcome ‘climate surprise’, AI boosted cancer detection rates, and a bird fluttered back from the brink, plus more good news AI is boosting cancer detection rates in England An ...

As megadroughts grip countries across the globe, politicians are flocking to a tiny, desert-locked African city to learn the secret to its circular water supply Namibia is the driest country in ...

It’s been a year like no other. As challenging as 2020 has been, the past 12 months have also seen big wins for the environment, society and culture, human rights – and even health. Read on for 20 ...

People experiencing homelessness are to be given direct financial support as part of a pioneering UK trial. The government-funded trial is inspired by similar schemes in Mexico and Canada, where cash ...

Equipped with backpacks full of wildflower seeds, dogs in a scheme in England are mimicking an ecological role left vacant by wolves ‘Man’s best friend’ is becoming an ally of nature too thanks to a ...

The UK is one of the biggest producers of e-waste in the world. Can ‘fixing factories’ help turn the tide? Campaigners think so – and want to open one on every high street The UK’s factories were the ...

China’s embrace of renewables has tipped its emissions into reverse, with some experts predicting the country’s CO2 output could be entering a period of structural decline. According to analysis by ...

Part of an old turbine has been transformed into a house in a bid to prove that these structures can have a meaningful second life You might be blown away to know that the tiny house pictured used to ...

Gamers encounter landscapes full of flora in the virtual world but spend much time indoors. A new seed project aims to change that “Get out and touch the grass.” It’s a hackneyed trope often directed ...