by Eloise Cox | Jun 3, 2025 | Science and Nature
Students in South Yorkshire have created a social ‘artivism’ project called ‘Earth Soup’. Their aim is to connect communities in urbanised areas around Yorkshire, particularly young people, to blue spaces through creative workshops and hands-on...
by Elim Lau | Jun 3, 2025 | Science and Nature
In this Q&A, The Optimist speaks to Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith about the importance of rest for a more energised and healthy life. Dr Saundra Dalton-Smith was once exhausted, as many people are. As a practising internal medicine physician, she started researching...
by Anna Priedite | Jun 2, 2025 | Science and Nature
Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a beacon of hope emerges from the depths of the Gulf of Mexico. A groundbreaking initiative is giving new life into ancient coral ecosystems. Deep beneath the Gulf’s surface lie coral communities that have...
by Amber Smith | May 31, 2025 | Science and Nature
More of the world’s oceans may soon be protected, thanks to a major move by the European Union and six of its member countries. This week, they officially ratified a United Nations treaty designed to safeguard the high seas – those vast areas of ocean that don’t...
by Elim Lau | May 30, 2025 | Science and Nature
Discover the seven types of rest (physical, mental, emotional, social, sensory, creative, spiritual) suggested by the book Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity by Dr Saundra Dalton Smith. Have you ever felt exhausted even after...
by Joe Sledge | May 30, 2025 | Science and Nature
Discover how Freiburg rebuilt itself into a global green city leader – and what the rest of the world can learn from its success. The urban sustainability imperative The urgent need for sustainable urban living has never been more apparent. Cities are inhabited...
