Is the US ready to stomach eating bugs?
Bugs are a greener alternative source of protein, but US consumers are still grossed out by eating crickets. Will companies be able to make insect farming viable?
Kale crisis: aphids could destroy the superfood-smoothie revolution
Gwyenth Paltrow fans take note: your favourite fashionable curly green vegetable is suffering the ravages of an insect invasion
Introducing ‘treeconomics’: how street trees can save our cities
As a fight over 11 lime trees in Sheffield escalates, activists in cities all over the world are making the case for urban trees – to cut pollution, increase land value and even make you feel younger
Green city: share your photos and stories of urban trees
From local identity to improving health, trees can play an important role in cities. Share your pictures and tales of favourite urban trees with GuardianWitness
We’re exposed to hormone-disrupting BPA just by breathing
Manufacturing and wastewater treatment sites are releasing bisphenol A into the air, exposing people to high levels of the chemical, according to a study
Is your deodorant safe? – interactive
Of all the products in your bathroom cabinet, deodorant is among those linked to the most health concerns. Use our interactive to research yours
Eight ways business and government could make healthy eating easier
The obesity epidemic underlines the need for healthy diets, but achieving this is not straightforward. Here we round up how experts think it could be done
Extend UK national park model across London, say campaigners
Founder of National Park City initiative, Daniel Raven-Ellison, says idea would make the city greener, get children connected to nature, and tackle obesity
The green diet: how to eat healthy and save the planet
As dieticians increasingly focus on the environment, they’re finding that what’s better for the earth is usually better for the body
The sound of silence: is cutting out noise the answer to a stress-free life?
More than half of us feel that noise in the workplace affects our performance, while the constant onslaught of sound in our daily lives can damage our health