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Once again, Monty Waldin gets down on his hands and knees to pay homage to the cosmic forces bringing flavour and strength to biodynamic wine

If you're looking for stylish yet ethically produced clothes you may leave the high street empty-handed. Online, eco-boutiques offer organic, 'reclaimed to wear', and fairly traded designer collections, ultimately making shopping more enjoyable.

Our oceans are suffering from chronic overfishing - but are fish farms any better for the environment? Matilda Lee weighs up the piscine pros and cons in the battle to save world stocks from collapse.

If you thought you could hide from smoke and smog indoors, you've got another thing coming. Laura Sevier takes a look at the problem of in-house pollution, and offers advice on what you can do to clear the air

Monty Waldin's thirst for good wines leads him to visit a biodynamic farm. More than just a load of bull, he finds, making rich, complex wines requires quality cow manure

It’s the greener way to go, but it seems bicycling can tackle everything from health issues to homelessness. Claire Baylis learns the meaning of true pedal power.

Weather permitting, construction on the Natural House will be underway within months.

US President Barack Obama’s Energy and Environment Plan is perhaps the most ambitious strategy for sustainability the world has ever seen.

A charity has given millions to a biotechnology organisation in an aim to advance the use of biotechnology on crops in developing countries.

The findings of a new study suggests that our increased exposure to information technology has led to a decline in cognitive skills.

While some insurance firms have been forced to go cap-in-hand to the taxpayer, others are busy launching new, even risky products.

From country cousin to king gold, silver is slowly cleaning up its tarnished reputation, writes Matilda Lee

Unsustainable and bad for the environment, industrial viticulture leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Pesticide-free and weed-friendly, biodynamic wine holds the key to an organic revolution.

The eco-conscious Bishop on moral environmentalism and lightening the Church's carbon footprint

A new database aims to prevent unscrupulous pharmaceutical and biotechnology
companies patenting drugs based on traditional Indian medicines and practices.