Zurich – Switzerland’s sleek financial capital – has been hailed the world’s best example of a 15-mintute city. According to a new study, 99.2% of its residents live within a 15-minute walk of key ...

The organisers of this week's Good Clothes Show hope to bridge the gap between pop culture and sustainable fashion We may all have committed fashion misfires at some point, and mistakes are ...

Outside the Chelsea College of Arts in London, UK, a 10-metre ‘urban greening’ structure has been unveiled: a showcase of using natural materials in construction to support biodiversity. The project, ...

A Manchester couple's charity shop wedding only cost £200, covering a secondhand dress, wedding rings, naan breads and soft drinks Using recently donated church pews and a secondhand wedding dress, ...

What to say (and what not) and how to help someone who has survived sexual assault, including organisations that can help You don’t need to be an expert in sexual violence to lend a caring, supportive ...

Biodiversity hotspots offered hope for conservationists, a fresh approach to homelessness showed promise in England, and hyperloop travel came to Europe, plus more good news Protecting 0.7% of Earth ...

On the north Devon coast in England, 90 hectares of newly created rare wildflower meadows have come into bloom this summer Newly created rare wildflower meadows have bloomed for the first time this ...

A new brain scanning technique has offered fresh insights into depression, which could lead to novel treatments for the condition and even help to predict who might be at risk of developing it. In a ...

Time magazine has named a 15-year-old scientist ‘Kid of the Year’ after he devised a skin cancer-treating soap Heman Bekele, a 15-year-old from Virginia, US, has been honoured by Time magazine for his ...

Readers, authors and independent booksellers are set to benefit from a secondhand buy-back book scheme, billed as a ‘sustainable alternative to Amazon’ A buy-back scheme for used books has launched, ...

As the nights draw in our energy levels will dip, but the demands placed upon us probably won’t. Here’s how to avoid burnout While the trees begin to shed their leaves and slip into a long slumber ...

Singapore has just greenlit 16 types of insects to eat as foods. Increasingly, curiosity seems to be nibbling away at the ‘yuck factor’ response Grub’s up in Singapore where authorities have ...