Forests U-turn – the Tories should have known better
Alexander Chancellor: I am shocked and amazed David Cameron couldn't see the wood for the trees when it came to selling off Britain's forests
George MacKerron: ‘I can measure how happy you are – and why’
George MacKerron is the inventor of Mappiness, an iPhone app that collates information from thousands of people to find out when, where and why we are at our happiest. Interview by Elizabeth Heathcote
The Livewell diet: it’s cheap, it’s nutritious and it could help save the planet
The Livewell Plate, a weekly menu compiled by nutritionists, sets out the ideal ingredients to balance healthy eating with sustainable food sources, at an average cost of £29 a person
Could you give up washing?
A growing number of people are cutting down on daily showering and hair-washing. So could you join the extreme soap-dodgers?
Ethnic minority communities suffer huge lack of green space, study shows
Predominantly white communities have 11 times more parks, gardens and playing fields than ethnic minority neighbourhoods, research shows
Why our children need to get outside and engage with nature
More and more children today have less and less contact with the natural world. And this is having a huge impact on their health and development
Interview: Michael Pollan
The best-selling author at the centre of a revolt against processed food shares some simple rules for truly healthy eating with Jon Henley
Why your sofa may harm your health
Scientists call for full investigation into the safety of a household chemical after it was linked to thyroid disease