The government is overhauling school food standards in England for the first time in more than a decade. The challenge is ...

At Groundswell, experts debated how to get more nature-friendly foods on supermarket shelves. Here’s three key takeaways ...

A new album made from the echolocation calls of bats is inviting listeners to hear one of the UK’s most misunderstood mammals ...

A giant study of cancer cases spanning millions of diagnoses across 185 countries suggests that more than a third are preventable. Researchers found that 7.1m cases were down to “modifiable risk ...

Can conservation succeed by adapting tradition rather than erasing it? In east Africa, Maasai warriors are redefining courage ...

As Edinburgh introduces a visitor levy this week, we look at what a decade of tourist tax-funded investment has done for one ...

Conservationists say a switch from real leopard skins to synthetic furs in traditional ceremonies has helped reduce poaching ...

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has brought renewed urgency to the climate solutions campaigners have been pushing for ...

Scientists have discovered a new part of the immune system, a development that they say “opens a new frontier” for personalised treatments against infections. The discovery was made while scientists ...

In a small but significant breakthrough, an eye condition that can cause blindness has been successfully treated for the first time, scientists said this week. Hypotony is characterised by low eye ...

A new national park at the ‘end of the world’, a welcome health record, and the mission to unlock a cancer mystery, plus more good news Coming soon: a national park at ‘the end of the world’ One of ...

Dutch children are consistently ranked the happiest kids in the developed world. What is the Netherlands getting right? And does the humble bike have something to do with it? A mother cycles ...