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End the endless scroll: seven ways to take back control of your digital life

Angela Garwood — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:00:33 +0000

Addiction is a feature of digital platforms, not a bug, a US court has ruled. Here’s how to take back control from the algorithm

Gavin Haines — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:05:54 +0000

Social media had its ‘big tobacco’ moment, Chile made waves in conservation, and electric planes took off, plus more

Sarah LaBrecque — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:00:21 +0000

A law to protect survivors of online abuse was proposed, two rare birds made a resurgence, and new psychedelics research emerged, plus more

Robin Eveleigh — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:30:18 +0000

A third of cancer cases are ‘avoidable’, Africa powers ahead on solar, and the push for global tax justice gathers pace, plus more good news

Gavin Haines — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:00:09 +0000

England’s murder rate plummeted, France said ‘non’ to social media for kids, and the world set a welcome record, plus more

Gavin Haines — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 04:30:20 +0000

Europe’s green energy ‘tipping point’, a US cancer milestone, and a big beast released, plus more

Gavin Haines — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:00:56 +0000

Scientists treated the ‘untreatable’, economies decoupled from emissions, and a ‘lost’ bird is returning to London, plus more

Gavin Haines — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:23:40 +0000

World ‘closer to a future free of cervical cancer’, UK music fans got a boost, and Denmark said no to social media for kids, plus more

Oliver Balch — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:06:49 +0000

In her book Smartphone Nation, Kaitlyn Regehr makes the case for reclaiming control over our digital lives

Robin Eveleigh — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 07:00:54 +0000

In a world obsessed with speed, spectacle and social media sparkle, this cheerful band of anti-influencers find delight in the everyday