Compounds produced in the digestive system have been linked to autistic-type behaviour in laboratory settings, potentially demonstrating that what autistic children eat can alter their brain function.

Car makers are rolling out new models that run on ethanol for the booming Swedish market.

Run-off from farmland drenched in chemical fertilisers is behind the explosion in amphibians missing legs, or having extra legs and other deformities – another reason to buy organic products.

SURPRISE! A new study provides surprising evidence of the effects of smoking bans: Heart attacks have dropped by 17 percent in Scotland since smoking was banned in public last year.

A new study shows that the microwave radiation from mobile phones can cause hearing loss. This is in addition to the DNA damage, cancer, cataracts, memory loss, infertility and other problems caused by mobile phones, wireless networks and other sources of microwave radiation.

Another new study shows that just 10 minutes of cell phone usage can lead to cancer.