Malta throws away more food per person than the EU average, yet our grandmothers' kitchens already held the cure. Three local recipes turn leftover rice, stale bread and tired vegetables into this week's favourites.

Halloween is two weeks away and pumpkins are everywhere. This Sunday, let's give them the full treatment: roasted seeds, tender flesh, edible skins and a simple soup to share.

The summer heat has eased and the first rains are on their way. That makes autumn one of the kindest times of year to plant a few seeds, share them with neighbours, and give your future self a greener spring.

A century-old tank at Miżieb has been filled again for the first time in decades. As the autumn rains approach, here are simple ways to give your own home the same water resilience.

World Tourism Day is a nice reminder that some of the best trips don't need a boarding pass. Here's how to explore Malta and Gozo slowly this autumn, gently on the planet and generously to local people.

Some weeks the headlines all point downhill. So here's one that points the other way: after forty years of study, scientists say the world's mangrove forests have quietly stopped shrinking — and started to grow again.