Will eating organic food make you healthier?
A major new study has found that organic foods contain higher levels of antioxidants and less harmful chemicals. But does that mean they are better for you? With your help, Karl Mathiesen investigates.
Clear differences between organic and non-organic food, study finds
Research is first to find wide-ranging differences between organic and conventional fruits, vegetables and cereals
Will eating insects ever be mainstream?
For years I've read about the merits of eating insects as a way of making our diets more sustainable, yet as I still can't buy a packet of crickets in the supermarket I'm wondering if this will ever happen. Is it another green idea laid to waste by squeamishness? Lucy Siegle mulls it over
Why I love … scuba diving
A serene, slow-motion world, silent, eerie, mysterious ... Lorraine Fisher explains why diving brings ultimate happiness
Need to get children outdoors? How to escape those iPad screens
Many parents want their children to stop staring at computers and get some exercise. One mother, Emily Barr, investigates ways to motivate them
Safe city cycling for beginners: can a course help?
Terrified about cycling, Stuart Heritage assumed he would be flattened by traffic, but would a proficiency session cure him?
Why I love … cycling
In the latest in our series about outdoor exercise, Peter Kimpton explains how bike and body can feel inextricably entwined
Meet the ‘super banana’ – a vitamin-enriched upgrade that could save lives
A million African children die or go blind every year due to vitamin A deficiency – but a new genetically modified strain of banana might help put a stop to that
Wildlife watching: ‘The best form of meditation I can imagine’
Tired of city life, Patrick Barkham returned to his adolescent hobby of butterfly spotting and found the tranquility of woods at dusk brought him both peace and happiness
Guardian readers reveal what makes them happy in work
A survey of 500 readers highlights what makes a happy workplace: being part of a micro-business, feeling influential in decision making and benefiting others