Europe offered ‘scientific asylum’ to US researchers, neurodivergence hit the big screen, and plans for a new national forest were announced The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
David Clarke will distill a lifelong love of folklore into the new National Folklore Study, which is due to begin in 2026. Myths and legends help meet our need for enchantment, he explains The post For the love of: Folklore appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The shot alludes, judges noted, to the adaptability of wildlife in changing environments, as well as their vulnerability The post Bearing nature’s beauty and fragility – snoozing king of the Arctic wins photo contest appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
One of the first fresh GCSEs in a decade will teach students about the climate crisis, sustainability and the natural environment The post Rewilding the curriculum: natural history GCSE to be introduced in the UK appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A guerilla ad campaign called time on ‘no ball games’ signs, a rare moth was reintroduced, and a ‘brain-pacemaker’ was trialled The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Taking inspiration from nature, scientists have tracked down a road surface material that repairs itself The post Researchers put the UK’s pothole problem on the road to recovery appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The UK’s largest woodland conservation charity is enlisting technology's help to plant thousands of trees The post Drone tree-seeding trial could ‘revolutionise’ the expansion of rainforests say exponents appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
It connects London’s National Cycle Network, Cycleways and the extended cycle network to green spaces and waterways The post New free London Underground map helps cyclists to discover the city’s green spaces appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A coterie of wild camping spots opened up, a study found London’s air quality markedly improved, and the ‘truth-seeking’ Edinburgh International Festival lineup was revealed The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Tubes from a bandage factory and a Bafta red carpet are among the reworked materials at Replay The post Rubbish repurposed – for fun. Unique playground reopens in London appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Tune into Nature Music is for UK musicians aged 18-30, whose work includes collaborating with nature The post Winners of inaugural nature music prize announced appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A group of deaf scientists and educators have created 400 BSL signs related to environmental science The post All hands on deck: rewilding British Sign Language appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Europe’s train network is undergoing something of a renaissance – and one tour company is climbing on board The post Riding the rail revival: how holidays by train are drawing the discerning traveller appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Scientists opened ‘a new frontier’ in medicine, COP16 nature deal ‘a step forward’, and low earners got a sick pay boost, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The world’s most famous exoneree believes her unique experience holds lessons for us all The post ‘I created my own freedom’: Amanda Knox on resilience, courage and the capacity to forgive appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Upgrading the UK’s ageing onshore windfarms could bring huge climate benefits, with fewer turbines. But what to do with the old turbines? The post Repowering Britain: how ‘super turbines’ could turbocharge green energy appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Researchers are hoping to uncover the elusive secret to happiness in the biggest study of its kind to date The post What’s the true secret to happiness? Scientists may be about to find out appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Project 195 is built around the premise that art is global society’s ‘only true universal language’ The post A masterpiece in the making? Movement aims to unite artists from every country in the world appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The green economy defied sceptics, a river was granted rights, and ‘life-changing’ therapy treated a rare blindness, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A Cairngorms-based project is designed to help farmers deal with high deer numbers while putting local, wild meat to good use locally The post Culled national park deer to provide venison for local schools and food banks appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Curious diners have been packing out the Shoreditch eaterie to sample a menu packed with ‘layers of flavour and texture’ The post Plates London becomes first UK vegan restaurant to win a Michelin star appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Microsoft has revealed a new quantum chip that could eventually lead to computers so powerful, they’re capable of solving highly complex industrial and societal problems The post Microsoft unveils breakthrough chip, promising quantum computers in ‘years not decades’ appeared firs … | Continue reading
John McFall has been approved to become the first person with a physical disability to take part in a mission to the International Space Station The post First astronaut with a disability cleared for space station mission appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
An additive-free wholemeal and white loaf is being sold cheaply to families in Bristol, many of whom are used to eating white sliced bread The post ‘Lush bread – for all.’ Placing affordable loaves where they’re most needed appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Wales mulled sacking politicians who lie, clean energy supercharged China’s economy, and the ocean came into focus, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The latest Portrait of Britain prize featured a shortlist of 200 images. Here are some of our favourite, introduced by the photographers The post Joy, joining together and giant veg: highlights from the Portrait of Britain prize appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
During this week’s Real Bread Week, those at a pioneering Scottish bakery explain why the best bread should be available to everyone The post The bakery that offers pay-as-you-can-afford bread appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Having an abundance-based mindset can help us fully embrace life, though it’s easier said than done. What does abundance look like to you? The post We want to know: where does abundance show up in your life? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Under the eye of a Michelin-starred chef, Home Kitchen is serving up the finest quality food alongside the chance for a marginalised group to transform their lives The post The restaurant staffed solely by people who’ve experienced homelessness appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Cleaning up, under the radar: from landmines to refuse lying in subterranean caves, these people are tackling less-visible pollution The post Three good things: projects clearing up junk that’s hidden from view appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Discarded fishing nets are a grave threat to marine life. Our writer joins the volunteers who are determined to retrieve this ‘ghost gear’ The post Meet the ghost hunters: the volunteer divers cleaning up UK seas appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The world got 31 new ‘wetland cities’, beavers saved Czech taxpayers £1m, and a UK city mooted a basic income, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Roses are red, violets are blue – but the duo behind the School of Sustainable Floristry want you to think green when it comes to flowers, on Valentine’s Day and beyond The post ‘Don’t say it with roses’. The school leading a green revolution in floristry appeared first on Positi … | Continue reading
For scholars and human rights defenders from across the world, the University of York is offering a rare refuge where they can study in safety The post The university that became a sanctuary for hope appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
For scholars and human rights defenders from across the world, the University of York is offering a rare refuge where they can study in safety The post The university that became a sanctuary for hope appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The comedian and actor on the pleasure of being alone, her fascination with the English class system, and why she’s grateful to her parents for their ‘toxic’ divorce The post Life lessons: Katherine Ryan on what life so far has taught her appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Artists need encouragement and exposure to the light. A new prize launched by Winsor & Newton and the Paul Smith Foundation does just that The post Art for heart’s sake: how a new prize transforms the chances for early career artists appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A plan was hatched to create England’s biggest bird sanctuary, a ‘pollution sponge’ won plaudits, and publishers took a stand against censorship, plus more good news The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
From the forests of Finland to the South Korean capital, these soundscapes are redefining our connection to places across the world The post Three good things: linking people and place via sound appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Behind the scenes at the Living Paintings charity, we explore the hard work involved in adapting a two-dimensional book for its readers The post Bringing picture books to life for blind and visually impaired children appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A Ukrainian composer has crafted a pitch perfect message of hope and defiance by turning a Russian missile into a musical instrument The post Deadly Russian rocket is transformed into musical instrument of hope appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The English singer-songwriter and musician on mortality, funny animal videos and the power of positivity The post Life lessons: Joan Armatrading on what life so far has taught her appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Scotland’s rewilders blazed a trail, hundreds of firms adopted a four-day week, and a mountain was granted rights, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Since Kabul fell to the Taliban three and a half years ago, Untold Narratives has helped to protect the courageous words of women writers The post A chronicle of courage: the programme keeping Afghan women’s words alive appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Data from the Cairngorms national park captures the positive impact of ecological restoration work The post Restoration is helping native raptors thrive in Scotland, report shows appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
From a skateboarding grandmother to a new perspective on the world's most famous exoneree, here are just a handful of the striking portraits in the new issue of Positive News magazine The post Five stunning portraits in the new issue of Positive News magazine appeared first on Po … | Continue reading
From clashing stag beetles to a resting damselfly, winners of the latest Close-up Photographer of the Year competition The post Eleven photographs that capture our world’s beauty in close up appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Those behind a national movement for suicide prevention are finding that the forest is a good place to talk The post How a walk in the woods is helping men overcome the stigma of talking about their feelings appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading