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
Cycling fashion: Mountain bikers get their own brand of chic
Trevor Ward: When fashion designer Alex Feechan took up MTB she spotted a gap in the cycling market. Her new Findra range sets out to bring function and style to women’s mountain biking
The BBC: still getting it wrong on cycling coverage
Peter Walker: It could have been much worse. But BBC Breakfast’s week-long focus on cycling still spent too long on trivialities like headphones
Why my son rides a balance bike
Victoria Hazael: I don’t want my son to learn bad cycling habits – stabilisers give false sense of security and encourage over-leaning
Urban light pollution: why we’re all living with permanent ‘mini jetlag’
Studies show that exposure to light after dusk is quite literally unnatural, and may be detrimental to health. Do we need 24/7 garages, supermarkets and TV – or should the city that never sleeps be put to bed?
How I overcame my fear of spiders
Arachnophobic? Terrified by webs and creepy-crawlies? Garden sheds don’t have to be no-go areas – tackle that phobia!