Omega-3, junk food and the link between violence and what we eat
Research with British and US offenders suggests nutritional deficiencies may play a key role in aggressive bevaviour.
Delayed: the food study that could cut prison violence by ‘up to 40%’
The Home Office has been accused of delaying new research that aims to reduce violence by 40% in Britain's overcrowded prisons by improving prisoners' nutrition.
When healthy eating turns into a disease
Some will eat only grain, others only raw veg - a few refuse all food unless it's yellow. 'Orthorexics' think their severe diets are healthy, but do they actually have a eating disorder? Kira Cochrane reports.
Should Everest be closed?
Tourism is turning the world's highest peak into its biggest rubbish dump, claim conservationists, who are pressing for controls on climbing. But will this cost sherpas their livelihood? Dan McDougall in Kathmandu reports on the campaign.
Sound the alarm
There is growing evidence that noise pollution is not only a nuisance but also can have a serious effect on people's health.
The natural selection
Over 1000 chemicals currently available to manufacturers of cosmetics and toiletries are suspected to have harmful effects.
My organic beauty contest
Ditching the chemical cocktail of skin products is harder than it sounds, discovers Hannah Pool.
Super rats!
Reports are coming in of giant rats that are immune to poison and have lost their fear of man. Is a new breed evolving on Britain's rubbish-strewn streets? Patrick Barkham investigates.
Boiled alive
The 2003 heatwave killed more than 30,000 people. It was the biggest natural disaster in Europe on record, according to the government's chief scientific adviser. And yet, as temperatures reach new highs, Britain is fretting about dried-out lawns and stuffy offices. Alok Jha looks at the dangers that really lie ahead - and how to survive them.