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 ...

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 ...

For the first time in almost 200 years, giant tortoises are roaming the Galapagos island of Floreana again, thanks to one of the most ambitious ecosystem recovery initiatives undertaken on the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Figures released by the FBI suggest that the US murder rate saw its sharpest ever fall in 2024, dropping by 14.9% – eclipsing even 2023’s substantial 10% decline. Overall, violent crime was down by ...

A bold new building in Rotterdam promises to showcase solutions to global problems – and encourage positive action ...

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 ...