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From families being separated on the US border to the NHS funding crisis, the past three months have seen their share of bad news. But from action on plastic waste to the end of a bitter [...]

In a month that marks the 95th year of Bike Week, we reflect on the influence bicycles have had on all aspects of society

Will drones and droids take our jobs? Perhaps, but that isn’t the full picture. We explore how robots might work alongside us, rather than replacing us Ask most people what they think about [...]

Steven Pinker says 'we’re apt to mistake the harms around us for signs of how low the world has sunk rather than how high our standards have risen.' What does the data say?

Steven Pinker says 'we’re apt to mistake the harms around us for signs of how low the world has sunk rather than how high our standards have risen.' What does the data say?

New 'game changing' blood test could help detect eight types of cancer earlier

From wranglings over Brexit to war clouds over Korea, 2017 was a tough year on many fronts. But it was full of inspiring stories too. We delve behind the headlines for signs of progress and [...]

From political upheaval to humanitarian crises, the final three months of 2017 have seen many challenges. But behind the headlines are inspiring stories of progress. Here are 20 of our favourites

From motion-powered mobile phone chargers to urine-powered electricity; three ways in which human energy is pushing society forward

Frustrated with the way mainstream media ignores much of the progress being made in the world, researcher Jodie Jackson set out to uncover the power of positive news. She tells Danielle Batist [...]

Editor-in-chief Seán Dagan Wood introduces issue 85 of Positive News

In recent centuries, one of the most important concepts shaping humanity has been that of human progress. The idea of inevitable progress was accepted as so obviously true that for most people it [...]

This is a speech by HRH The Prince of Wales at the Third May Day Business Summit on Climate Change, London

The New Economics Foundation, nef, launched a new report on its website in January, entitled the National Accounts of Well-being.

We are not shoppers in a global supermarket; we are citizens of the earth,' says Vandana Shiva in her Be the Change interview.

The European Commission is to present a comprehensive strategy to move beyond Gross Domestic Product.

The European Commission is to present a comprehensive strategy to move beyond Gross Domestic Product.

After tackling the question What is happiness and how do we measureit?' 1,200 economists, meeting in Istanbul, concluded that the presentway that we measure progress is no longer valid.

'Diary of an Eco Builder' focuses specifically on environmental issues through the story of his attempt to realise an inspiring and challenging vision. Honest, amusing and unexpected, it [...]