Palm oil: who’s still trashing forests? How ‘clean’ is the palm oil used by major brands around the world? Today, we’re releasing the results of our investigation into which companies are keeping promises to stop deforestation in Indonesia for palm…
Forests Not Fires
Forests Not Fires Brands like Johnson & Johnson, PepsiCo and Colgate-Palmolive who use palm oil must stop hiding behind promises and pledges. Source: Greenpeace Forests Not Fires Greenpeace
Psychology’s reproducibility problem is exaggerated – say psychologists
Psychology’s reproducibility problem is exaggerated – say psychologists Reanalysis of last year’s enormous replication study argues that there is no need to be so pessimistic. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.19498 Source: Nature News Psychology’s reproducibility problem is exaggerated – say psychologists…
Paper that says human hand was 'designed by Creator' sparks concern
Paper that says human hand was ‘designed by Creator’ sparks concern Apparently creationist research prompts soul searching over process of editing and peer review. Nature 531 143 doi: 10.1038/531143f Source: Nature News Paper that says human hand was ‘designed by…
Scientists still fail to record age and sex of lab mice
Scientists still fail to record age and sex of lab mice Text-mining analysis finds that studies fall short of best practice — despite guidelines introduced in 2010. Nature News doi: 10.1038/nature.2016.19500 Source: Nature News Scientists still fail to record age…
A fast radio burst’s home galaxy may not be known after all
A fast radio burst’s home galaxy may not be known after all The recently claimed host galaxy of a fast radio burst may have been signs of a snacking black hole instead, study claims. Source: Science News A fast radio…
Repeating fast radio bursts recorded for the first time
Repeating fast radio bursts recorded for the first time Until now, ephemeral blasts of radio waves from other galaxies have never repeated; this one erupted 10 times last year. Source: Science News Repeating fast radio bursts recorded for the first…
Ice loss, the beauty of the Arctic and the threat of fishing fleets
Ice loss, the beauty of the Arctic and the threat of fishing fleets Together we kicked out Shell; seven million people across the world stopped Shell’s expansion into the Arctic in 2015. Later in the year nations came together in…
One planet, thousands of land-struggles to save it
{$inline_image} One planet, thousands of land-struggles to save it Indigenous peoples and local communities are at the heart of the fight against climate change and environmental destruction. When a new mine breaks ground, when land is grabbed, or when industrial…
