At home

Earthworms could be used to detoxify household waste.

Where you live might have an impact on your health.

Trees and other plants are more effective than thought at reducing city pollution.

A drug made from Gila Monster saliva reduces the craving for food.

Astronomers have discovered a “super Earth” through the Hubble telescope.

The air warms, the light turns golden and spring is on the horizon; it’s time to get started in the garden. Here’s how to get your seed and seedlings off to the best start, so they flourish in the warmer months

If you work in an office space. you know there is very little that is natural or health-improving about it. Fortunately, there are ways to combat the dry, recycled air, uncomfortable chair and computer emissions we face every working day.

Holistic puppy care and steps to a better start and, hopefully, some illness prevention.

An analysis of vacuum cleaners has shown that some are less effective than you would expect.

Newly developed silk from silkworms could be used in super-strong sutures.

Reusing wastewater as drinking water may be an answer to future water needs.

Trees that provide frankincense, one of the wise men’s gifts for baby Jesus, may soon be extinct.