life and style
Pollen bomb! Six ways to fight hay fever this spring, from vitamin D to making new friends
Air pollution and the climate crisis are making pollen even more of a menace. Here’s how to stop your eyes itching and nose streaming.
George Monbiot: ‘Let them eat lentils’ won’t save us from animal farming – we must embrace meat substitutes
Our insatiable appetite for meat is laying waste to the planet. But the alternative is looking (and tasting) better by the day
Mushroom walls and waste-fuelled stoves: Inside the self-sufficient home of tomorrow
Joost Bakker believes a house can be more than a place to live: it can be a self-sustaining weapon against the climate crisis. A new Australian documentary explores his bold blueprint.
Olimpio Guajajara: I guard the Amazon rainforest
All we want is to preserve our land. Our enemies want us dead.
Luis Vuitton reduces thermostat and light use in shops to save energy
LVMH, the owner of Louis Vuitton, plans to lower the thermostat at its stores around the world as part energy-saving measures this winter.
Cycling growth in UK at risk of being left behind by Europe, experts warn
The UK risks being left behind Europe on cycling growth, experts have warned, as cycle sales are down by a quarter on pre-pandemic levels and electric bike sales are plateauing following a boom in 2020.
Emma Beddington: I sat on a wet towel, my stepfather sent apocalyptic texts, but our long-term response to the UK’s heatwave must be action
Nationally, structurally, our lack of preparedness for extreme heat is a disaster in waiting, as more wearily urgent experts keep telling us.