How might animals have a stake in democratic processes? How do we truly hear what they want? This project aims to find out What would change if forests, waterways and wildlife were recognised as more ...

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 embrace of renewables has tipped its emissions into reverse, with some experts predicting the country’s CO2 output could be entering a period of structural decline. According to analysis by ...

It’s kitsch, sure, but the message behind it isn’t. A model village in Hampshire has become a renewables paradise in a bid to put support for solar squarely on the UK government’s agenda Some might ...

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 ...

Uganda halted its Ebola outbreak, elk were mooted for a return to the UK, and working-class writers got a new platform, plus more good news Uganda declared an end to its Ebola outbreak Health ...

More than 30 years since the launch of Fairtrade in the UK, international smallholders continue to face livelihood-threatening challenges. Here’s why its proponents argue the certification will endure ...

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 focus only on ...

An ambitious programme combines solar power with mobile connectivity to revolutionise the prospects for people living in rural India Imagine this. You’re living in a remote rural hamlet in the ...

Ordinary people who took extraordinary actions to protect the planet from mining giants, plastic companies and energy firms are among the winners of this year’s Goldman environmental prize, dubbed the ...

A Finnish researcher has designed a visual tool to get us talking in depth about the emotional impact of the climate crisis Every day we’re fed a slew of headlines warning of the scale of the climate ...

The UK’s underground dance scene was fast becoming a global phenomenon and legendary DJ Brandon Block was riding the wave. Even when his reckless hedonism led to hospitalisation, he continued to use ...