Sick building syndrome: is it the buildings or the people who need treatment?
People whose sickness is linked to certain buildings fear being labelled as mentally ill, while scientists seek evidence that their condition is real.
Environmental health
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Something in the water: life after mercury poisoning
As the first global treaty on mercury finally comes into force, what have we really learned from the Minamata mercury disaster?
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How to fall to your death and live to tell the tale
Falls kill over 420,000 people every year. So why don't we know more about how to fall better? Neil Steinberg investigates.
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The famous fallen
Exploring the real-life and literary figures who fell.
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This is what it’s like to be struck by lightning
If you’re hit by lightning, there’s a nine in ten chance you’ll survive. But what are the lasting effects of being exposed to hundreds of millions of volts? Charlotte Huff finds out.
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Climate change is turning dehydration into a deadly epidemic
A mysterious kidney disease is striking down labourers across the world and climate change is making it worse.
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The surprising link between sunshine and suicide
Lengthening daylight isn’t necessarily good news where mental health is concerned.
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Is the dark really making me sad?
How do Scandinavians deal with long, dark winters? And what might this teach us about the relationship between our moods and sunlight? By Linda Geddes.
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How the mafia is causing cancer
When doctors in rural Italy began to see a surge in cancer cases, they were baffled. Then they made the link with industrial waste being dumped by local crime syndicates. Ian Birrell learns about the tragic consequences.
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Is your fear of radiation irrational?
Radioactivity stirs primal fears in many people, but Geoff Watts argues that an undue sense of its risks can cause real harm.
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Inside the radiation spa
What's it really like inside an Alpine radon clinic?
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Who started the fire?
Burning peatlands may be the cause of South-east Asia’s haze, but who’s to blame?