Feral: Searching for Enchantment on the Frontiers of Rewilding by George Monbiot – review

George Monbiot's dream of a wilder Britain in which uplands would be cleared of sheep farming and populated with reintroduced species leaves Frances Stonor Saunders with a few questions

Electrosensitivity: is technology killing us?

Is modern life making us ill? Yes, say those who suffer from electrosensitivity. Are they cranks, asks Nicholas Blincoe, or should we all be throwing away our mobile phones?

Are pubic lice in danger of extinction?

Some doctors have suggested that modern pubic-hair grooming practices, such as the Brazilian wax, are destroying the natural habitat of Pthirus pubis

Gross national happiness in Bhutan: the big idea from a tiny state that could change the world

Bhutan measures prosperity by gauging its citizens' happiness levels, not the GDP. Now its ideas are attracting interest at the UN climate change conference in Doha

Pest control: why the bugs are winning

Moths in your jumpers, ants in the fruit bowl, nits in your hair: are the pests winning – or does it just feel that way? Gaby Hinsliff gets the dirt on home infestations

Climate change will extend hay fever season by six weeks, report warns

Hay fever sufferers face longer pollen seasons and highly allergenic strains from invasive plants

Organic food: nutrition study leaves health question unanswered

Flora Malein: Fans of organic food will be pleased it contains fewer contaminants, but health benefits have yet to be shown

Cabin fever: I want a tiny home

Kill for a cabin? Yearn for a yurt? You are not alone. Oliver Burkeman joins the tiny-home appreciation society

Visits to the countryside will improve the UK’s health, say MPs

MPs call for targets to improve public engagement with nature, which represents an estimated £10bn in benefits