Location: Global
Global / Positive People, Wellbeing
15 May 2013
Paul Ellson talks to Bob Roth, director of the David Lynch Foundation, about transcendental meditation and the organisation's plans to one day set up ‘peace universities’ on every continent
Over one hundred countries agree to cut mercury pollution
25 Apr 2013
Health threats from mercury are set to be reduced thanks to the Minamata Convention, a treaty regulating the toxic metal
24 Apr 2013
When Hannah Brencher started leaving inspirational notes around New York, she had no idea of the positive effect she was having on strangers’ lives. Here, she talks to Lucy Purdy about the power of kind words and the fight against loneliness
20 Apr 2013
From the US army to Oxford University, the concept of mindfulness is being embraced in some surprising places. Nikki Allen discovers the growing popularity of a simple approach to helping people change how they experience life
20 Apr 2013
Billed a "social phenomenon" by its leading advocate, Jon Kabat-Zinn, mindfulness is changing the face of health and humanity. Naomi Tolley reports from London
18 Apr 2013
A new breed of online courses offers in-depth learning for free, from anywhere in the world. Nicola Slawson tries one out and considers the effects Massive Open Online Courses will have on traditional education
04 Apr 2013
Rin Simpson rounds up some good buys for the conscious shopper. This issue she looks at technology products
03 Apr 2013
Is the world as doomed as some media might have us believe? There are five major global issues, explains Dan Smith, and although the world is facing deep crises, significant progress on some of these key issues shows that there are ways forward
Global / Economics & Innovation
01 Apr 2013
Money separates us from what we consume and hides us from the impacts of our behaviour. But there is an economic model that could not only bring us closer to each other and to the effects of how we live, it's also booming, says Mark Boyle
Global / Positive Perspective, Spirit
29 Mar 2013
The meeting of cutting-edge scientific and spiritual understandings of the world could be the foundation for us to live sustainably, writes Paul Fletcher
Global / Ideas worth spreading
29 Mar 2013
Biologist Rupert Sheldrake and author Graham Hancock have called for a public debate on issues at the edge of mainstream science, after their talks as part of the TED series were removed from its YouTube channel
28 Mar 2013
In the first of a new series of articles, Chris Johnstone looks at how Positive News reflects some of the principles of positive psychology and how the understandings of this new science can help us cultivate wellbeing
24 Mar 2013
The UN’s Youth division has run a four-week online consultation to engage with young international migrants. The results will be fed into the UN's 2013 Youth Report
Global / Environment, Renewable Energy
23 Mar 2013
Projected electricity demands for 2050 could be met by solar energy derived from 1% of the world's land mass, according to a new report
21 Mar 2013
The United Nation’s International Day of Forests aims to inform people across the world about how important trees really are, and why they need our help
21 Mar 2013
New independent e-news service the Avaaz Daily Briefing aims to cut through “bias, propaganda, and spin,” to deliver the latest clear-cut news on key global issues
16 Mar 2013
MEPs have banned wasteful practices to try to make EU fishing more sustainable. But it's not just policymakers who can have an impact, argues the Marine Conservation Society. Bernadette Clarke explains choices consumers can make to help secure the future of fish
15 Mar 2013
The first ever International Day of Happiness encourages people all over the globe to reflect on what really matters, and to have lots of fun doing so
Global / Ideas worth spreading
05 Feb 2013
The second entry in a regular blog reviewing our pick of the most inspiring videos on offer in the TED talks series, which showcases visionary ideas
01 Feb 2013
A new website has launched enabling businesses and charities to exchange unwanted items, such as building materials and office furniture, for free