Health

Vendors wait for customers at the Chow Kit wet market in Kuala Lumpur on April 21, 2021.

‘Wet markets’ are not as bad for health and biodiversity as we think

What about the diets of Tsimane Indigenous peoples makes their brain capacities last longer?

Indigenous Amazonian diets 'hold the key' to longer lives, says study

Healthy animals lead to healthy humans

Why healthy animals lead to healthy consumers in Europe

Jardin sur pain or 'garden on bread' foraged from the mountain side.

Could foraging be a source of sustainable superfoods?

Eating a plant-based breakfast before work could alter your productivity completely

A vegan diet makes you more productive at work, says new report

Children on bike

London's air pollution could be a ticking bomb for children's health

Should European governments ban cigarettes to save the climate?

Cigarettes are killing the planet - should we ban them?

Marine organisms may inspire a non-opioid analgesic for chronic pain

The ocean, a source of treatment for some of the world's worst diseases

30/03/2021

The ocean's microalgae and cyanobacteria: potential cures for disease

The ocean's microalgae and cyanobacteria: potential cures for disease

30/03/2021

CBD oil derives from the Cannabis plant

CBD oil: Wonder drug or widespread scam?

30/03/2021

Vegan desserts

What are the top 10 vegan desserts?

26/01/2021

Why veganism is going to explode in 2021: Ed Winters

Earthling Ed: How can you prevent future pandemics? Go vegan

22/01/2021

Obama and his dog Bo in the White House gardens

All the pets in the White House over the last 40 years

12/01/2021

Vegans are tired of being asked where they get their protein from

The one question vegans are tired of being asked

03/01/2021

Urban green spaces are key to people's physical and mental health.

More trees in cities could save 400 lives annually

18/12/2020

EU air quality improves, but number of deaths linked to air pollution still high

EU air quality improves, but number of deaths linked to air pollution still high

23/11/2020

Cycle Sisters on a group ride

Why cycling is no longer reserved for white men in lycra

14/09/2020

London view from St Paul's Cathedral

European cities race to clean the air

31/08/2020

Microplastics

Human organs can absorb microplastics, say scientists

19/08/2020

Green cities could be helping people to live longer by creating more natural spaces.

How do you make cities healthier, cleaner and cooler?

12/08/2020

Is current advice on a balanced diet bad for the planet?

Governments’ dietary guidelines are failing the planet, study finds

17/07/2020

Aistė Virketė rescues plants that no one wants at her plant shelter in Lithuania.

What is an eco-therapist and do plants have the power to heal us?

20/06/2020

Environmental damage could be contributing to problems with human health

Why destroying the planet is bad for human health

24/05/2020

People are isolating from coronavirus in tiny homes built in two hours

People are isolating from coronavirus in tiny homes built in two hours

13/03/2020

Saltwater pool

I tried out the UK’s first eco spa | Titanic Spa, Pennine Hills

09/03/2020

How these unique trousers are helping to tackle our body shame

How these unique trousers are helping to tackle our body shame

04/03/2020

Pollution from burning fossil fuels could be making sick.

Toxic air makes us miss 1.8 billion work days every year

12/02/2020

Can reusable tampons beat period pants as must-have eco periodwear?

Can reusable tampons beat period pants as must-have eco periodwear?

16/01/2020

The affordable French skincare rated crème de la crème in 2020

The affordable French skincare rated crème de la crème in 2020

08/01/2020

How gym bunnies are burning calories to replant the rainforest

How gym bunnies are burning calories to replant the rainforest

19/11/2019