Sali Hughes’s 40 best sustainable beauty brands

From packaging to ingredients, the Guardian’s beauty editor picks the top brands doing their bit for the planet

‘Okra is the most foul thing ever grown’: chefs on their most hated ingredients

From ‘horrible’ coconut to ‘stomach-turning’ turbot, top chefs reveal the foods they can’t stand

AI equal with human experts in medical diagnosis, study finds

Research suggests AI able to interpret medical images using deep learning algorithm

Who won what at this year’s glittering Green Carpet Fashion Awards, Italia 2019

      Last Sunday in Milan, fashion and entertainment’s finest gathered at the iconic Teatro alla Scala for the third edition of the Green Carpet Fashion Awards, Italia, hosted by Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana in collaboration with Eco-Age. Green Carpet Fashion Awards celebrate and award the changemakers, disruptors, forward thinkers and organisations that … Read more

Dark crystals: the brutal reality behind a booming wellness craze

Demand for ‘healing’ crystals is soaring – but many are mined in deadly conditions in one of the world’s poorest countries. And there is little evidence that this billion-dollar industry is cleaning up its act.

By Tess McClure

Blingy vaporizers and gold rolling papers: luxury cannabis brands court the affluent

As marijuana becomes more acceptable and its consumer base grows, companies are aiming for prestige