Molly Earl was “just a nipper” when she started catching honey bee swarms with her dad, an amateur beekeeper, armed with nothing but a cardboard box. “Sometimes, if I was lucky, I’d get a sheet to put ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Communities in England will be given extra powers to take over pubs and other assets threatened with closure under proposed new legislation. Under the English devolution and community empowerment bill ...

The world’s highest court has paved the way for polluting nations to be sued for their emissions in a ruling described as “a once-in-a-generation moment” for climate justice. On Wednesday, the ...

From fostering human connections to getting your fingers in the soil, here’s how Positive News readers tune in to an abundance mindset “I am a retired, 76-year-old female. To me, abundance is having ...

Now in its 46th year, the Edinburgh International Book Festival returns for two weeks this August, bringing together authors and literary fans from across the globe. We spoke to the festival’s CEO ...

These rooftop arrays prove that solar on commercial buildings can be a visual delight – not to mention a source of significant cost savings It was like kitesurfing on a roof,” says engineer Matt ...

While countries clamour to ban smartphones in schools, fresh research from the Netherlands – one of the first to do so – suggests that its ban has made students more sociable, improved their focus and ...