Neil Grayshon's book may not coax many people on to their bikes. But its aim is to highlight the need for more equitable road space. Jamie Merrill talks to those with the scars to prove it

Self-satisfaction comes as part-and-parcel of getting on a bike – you're saving money, you're saving the NHS money, you're saving the planet. But how far gone are you?

Sexism, apathy, injury, death… From city commuters to elite professionals, women in the saddle have had it too tough for too long. Finally, female cycling is about to step up a gear

Two decades ago, mountain bikes ruled the road. Now, they're a hidden cult. So where did it start going downhill for the craze that kept British cycling rolling? And could there be a way back up? Knobbly-tyre fan Andy Waterman reports

George Monbiot wants 'a change in incentives to encourage wildlife and allow biodiversity to recover'

If you live within earshot of the M1 in Sheffield, don't be alarmed if you spot a furtive character attaching small plastic tubes to lamp posts and garden fences across the neighbourhood. It's probably just Neil Parry, a clean air campaigner, and he's not up to anything sinister, unless you are a developer trying to build a new road or a supermarket planning a lorry-filled depot.

Controversial consortium was ‘put through its paces’ before getting contract extension

From solar, wind and hydro power – to one potential fracking project, Tom Bawden reports on schemes that earn their keep

Scientists have applied for formal permission to grow plants containing omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil

Nadhim Zahawi says 'massive, irreversible damage' is being caused

Food production’s effect on water supplies must be investigated and properly recorded, warns Professor Tony Allan

Owenstown, in Lanarkshire's Douglas Valley, could become Britain's first new garden city for nearly a century

Sea Shepherd would aim to scupper missions by any means, whether it was throwing foul-smelling acid or sinking ships. At what point did you join?

Renewable energy can be a good option for investors as subsidies wind down and fundraising cranks up. By Sarah Davidson

In an agricultural reform due this week, the Government must decide how much funding to transfer from farmers to green schemes