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 ...

“Every crisis,” writes US author and activist Rebecca Solnit in her latest essay collection, “is in part a storytelling crisis.” “The most important territory to take is in the imagination,” she ...

Marine animals cross oceans and borders, making protection difficult – but a new migration map could help close the gaps Leatherback turtles swimming tens of thousands of kilometres from Indonesia to ...

Anna Machin is a doctor of evolutionary anthropology, a writer and broadcaster, who is considered a pioneer in fatherhood science Millennial fathers spend, on average, triple the amount of time with ...

Scotland moved to make ecocide illegal, violent crime fell rapidly in the US, and lowland gorillas got a boost, plus more good news ...

We’ve all heard it. That phrase trotted out with deadening familiarity by green sceptics: “Solar and wind are all very well, but what happens when the breeze doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine?

The UK’s supreme court has upheld the legal right to wild camp at a treasured English beauty spot – a judgment that was about much more than simply pitching a tent. Wednesday’s ruling followed ...

What would change if forests, waterways and wildlife were recognised as more than just resources? The idea has been debated ever since Prof Christopher Stone posited in a 1972 issue of the Southern ...

China’s emissions shrank, scientists had a breast cancer breakthrough, and Europe’s best cycle city was revealed, plus more good news ...

Ever-changing and a limitless conversation starter, weather can be embraced as a positive presence in all of our lives, believes Matt Gaw Dark rain clouds. Gusty wind. The heavens primed to open. For ...

1) Think beyond sleep Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith, a physician and author, believes there are seven types of rest: physical, mental, emotional, social, sensory, creative and spiritual. Most people tend to ...

Various indexes try to gauge how humanity is faring mentally, measuring everything from happiness and wellbeing to life satisfaction. Now there’s a new yardstick in the mix. The Global Flourishing ...