Amid the cost of living crisis, the University of York has launched a plan to address the financial and educational inequalities students face Huddled over the books and notes on her bed, Milda looked ...

There was progress on poverty, the ‘building of the year’ was revealed, and researchers offered a quick climate win, plus more good news Poverty rates hit a new low in Latin America Poverty rates in ...

Might AI yet prove a useful ally? We unpick how it’s aiding conservation efforts when it comes to forests, food, on land and at sea AI can be at its most effective when it helps match hi-tech ...

From storytelling and saunas to yoga, art and even outdoor theatre, a new generation of UK farmers are encouraging people to connect with nature on their patches A line of people are vanishing, one by ...

Harnessing creativity, education and healing, these once-conventional farms are evolving As more UK farmers find their livelihoods under strain, and the health benefits of being in nature now ...

Five “gamechanging” initiatives have won this year’s Earthshot prize, a competition that’s designed to scale up solutions to environmental problems. A pioneering conservation project that saved a ...

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 ...

The first female president of the Magic Circle, Megan Swann, now performs environmental magic, creating spellbinding tricks to inspire children and adults to act more sustainably For 34-year-old Megan ...

From insightfully chosen presents to the gift of an experience or simply someone’s time, what offerings have meant the most to you? Many of us have much more stuff than we’ll ever need, but giving and ...

Grumbling about ‘Christmas creep’ might be popular, but there are jolly good reasons to stretch out the season of goodwill Many of us have long suspected Christmas creep – the festive season beginning ...

As the UN prepares to sign a major treaty on plastic pollution, are we on the brink of unstoppable positive change? It’s all over our homes, in the clothes on our backs, and is vital to the operation ...

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 ...