The key to our happiness is connection, not competition
Schools and workplaces encourage our selfish side, but research suggests this attitude is counterproductive to our wellbeing
The village that fell asleep: mystery illness perplexes Kazakh scientists
For the last two years the residents of Kalachi have been falling into unexplained bouts of sleep - sometimes for weeks at a time. With no cause yet identified, Joanna Lillis meets the victims resisting relocation by the authorities
Will the US ever pass a new chemical safety law?
Senators have introduced dueling bills to revamp a 39-year-old law regulating chemicals in the US, pitting environmentalists against businesses
Extreme cod feasting – as only the Norwegians know how
The Barents Sea is home to the ‘wanderer cod’. Our writer helps to catch and sample a fish that’s hard to beat for freshness, taste and health-boosting vitamin D
Untested chemicals are everywhere, thanks to a 39-year-old US law. Will the Senate finally act?
Many chemicals that are restricted or banned in Europe remain in use – and in some cases, untested – in the US, thanks to federal regulations that haven’t been updated since 1976. A new bill to overhaul the law is expected this spring
The rubber in your rubbers: the condom company making sexy time sustainable
You should be able to buy a condom that doesn’t require chopping down native jungles, or paying its workers less than the living wage to produce it
Are my non-stick saucepans a health hazard?
Luisa Dillner: The US has decided to restrict the use of a chemical employed in the manufacture of Teflon. Does this mean we should be worried about our cookware?
2014: not such a bad year after all
The international news agenda tends to focus on things that go wrong. Here we present a selection of the year’s good news stories, as a counterbalance to the ravages of war, violence, disease, natural disasters, corruption et al
Will going gluten-free help save the earth?
To improve my health I’m thinking of not eating wheat. Is this also better for the planet? Lucy Siegle thinks it over
School pupils and hospital patients at risk of killer pollution, say MPs
Committee says it is unacceptable a whole generation could have health seriously impaired by air pollution above EU limits