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I recently learned a new word. ‘Meliorism’ is the belief that the world can be made better by human effort. In our culture, where the mainstream media focuses on the...

Solving the biggest issues of our time will require excellent leaders working at the peak of their abilities. But with many politicians reporting poor mental health, what can be done?...

Cenia Elizabeth Muñoz and her husband Angel feared becoming statistics of the widespread gang violence in their native El Salvador. After fleeing to the UK – arriving just before Covid-19...

Gamers encounter landscapes full of flora in the virtual world but spend much time indoors. A new seed project aims to change that “Get out and touch the grass.” It’s...

Edinburgh Printmakers are urging anyone to add or move artworks around in a continuously evolving exhibition A Scottish gallery is giving art lovers and artists alike a blank canvas to...

We asked readers where you shop for preloved garments – and what you love about secondhand fashion. Here’s what you said Secondhand fashion is booming, as we report in the...

A campaign is afoot to include humans in UK dictionary definitions of the word 'nature'. Change the definition, change our connection – they say The Collins Concise dictionary definition of...

A group of Muslim women from east London have found kinship, fitness, spirituality and lots of fun through Nordic walking in the woods The rain is lashing down hard over Thames...

In a refugee camp in Lebanon, cricket is helping Syrian and Palestinian teenagers to overcome terrible experiences. Not widely played in their home countries, the sport provides a blank canvas...

The beauty industry’s eye-watering waste problem is enough to make your mascara run – but a new online marketplace is tackling the issue head on by offering cosmetic seconds at...