Bet you couldn’t do it
Jamie MacColl: There's the usual furore over A-level results again this year. But how many adults could cope with the workload sixth-formers endure?
How to avoid fat fresher syndrome
You'll get heaps of tips, so how will you know which ones are really important? Polly Curtis spills the beans.
Call to ban cars nears schools to tackle obesity
Car exclusion zones should be set up around schools to help tackle obesity and climate change, a new report suggests.
Medical research head hits back at MPs
The Medical Research Council's chairman has spoken out for the first time against MPs who said he was unfit for his job.
We are coming for your children
Commercials for junk food are being banned on children's television, but advertisers are moving onto a new battlefield - the internet. Helen Pidd reports.
Do moles mean you will live longer?
Aida Edemariam: The answer, according to researchers at King's College, London, is yes.
Home ground
Kathryn Hughes finds that Animal, Vegetable, Miracle - Barbara Kingsolver's chronicle of living off the land - is saved from being preachy by glorious wit.
Science lessons: Fighting HIV – the lesson
An inner-city science teacher discusses and leads a practical demonstration on HIV with her class.
‘It’s like brain gym’
Getting a nursery class to salute the sun, or do a downward dog, may seem a bit ambitious, but as Sabine Durrant discovers, yoga can help children's development.