A US-based biotech firm has developed a plastic-eating fungi, offering an eco-friendly solution to tackle the global nappy waste crisis Plastic-munching fungi could prove a powerful new ally in ...

A poignant photo series has given refugee children from Gaza an outlet to express their emotions – and share their hopes and dreams There are no lenses through which the situation in Gaza looks ...

A 200-year-old law that criminalises rough sleeping in England and Wales is to be scrapped, a move campaigners described as “a landmark moment that will change lives”. The Vagrancy Act of 1824 – ...

Scientists hailed a ‘golden age’ for cancer treatment, a cure for HIV moved closer, and a vast marine reserve was created, plus more good news ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Social protection provisions improved globally, Australia slashed marine pollution, and lab-grown meat had a ‘breakthrough’, plus more good news More people have access to social protection than ever ...

You might be blown away to know that the tiny house pictured used to stand 100 metres in the air as a major part of a wind turbine. With an average lifespan of 20 to 25 years, estimates based on ...

Taking inspiration from nature, scientists have tracked down a road surface material that repairs itself Potholes. They’re the scourge of motorists and a potentially lethal hazard to cyclists, but a ...

The green economy defied sceptics, a river was granted rights, and ‘life-changing’ therapy treated a rare blindness, plus more good news ...

A tick bite almost ended visionary chef Kirk Haworth’s stellar career – but now it’s unexpectedly earned him a history-making Michelin star. Plates, the London-based eaterie Haworth founded with his ...