Sonic doom: how noise pollution kills thousands each year
From heart disease to type 2 diabetes, noise is having dire effects on people’s health. So who is most at risk, what can be done about it – and can you protect yourself?
The Guardian view on parks: making councils cut the grass is the only way
Editorials: Volunteers can help run green spaces, but the state must play a role
Why you’re probably a ‘reducetarian’ – and you may not even know it
Messages about healthy eating have prompted 40% of us to cut down on the amount of meat and dairy we consume – often without realising we’re doing it
Trees of life: forest bathing blossoms in Britain
The Japanese art of forest bathing has arrived in Britain’s woodlands. Now we can all dip a toe in, writes Joanne O’Connor
Pollutionwatch: bicycles take over City of London rush hour
Traffic has fallen 40% in the City since 1999, which is good news for air pollution – and people’s fitness
Campaigners call on UK retailers to stop stocking Antarctic krill products
Greenpeace wants health shops like Boots to follow the lead of Holland & Barrett and ditch products that threaten the pristine waters home to penguins, seal and whales
Epitaph for the Ash by Lisa Samson – review
Lisa Samson’s reflections on Britain’s dying ash trees at a time of her own illness is a remarkable labour of love
Scotland’s beauty is too much for those who can’t resist the urge to concrete it over
We live in one of the happiest places on Earth, which is why it must be protected
UK’s small abattoirs struggle as profit margins are squeezed
Demand for locally sourced meat may be high but suppliers face uncertain regulatory and economic environment
Are we poisoning our children with plastic?
The chemical BPA is widely added to food and drink packaging, and more than 80% of teenagers have it in their bodies. But how dangerous is it?