The environmental impact of palm oil production has been well publicised. Found in everything from food…
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How Uber and other digital platforms could trick us using behavioral science—unless we act fast
Uber’s business model is incredibly simple: It’s a platform that facilitates exchanges between people. And Uber’s…
As Zuckerberg visits, France threatens new rules on Facebook
France welcomed Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg on Friday with a threat of sweeping new regulation. …
The revolution of plantoids
Robots are usually inspired by humans and animals. But the next frontier is plantoids, plant robots…
Scientists prove gold purifying process used in medieval West Africa works
Humble fragments of clay crucibles and coin molds flecked with gold excavated by a joint team…
White people struggle to perceive emotion on black people's faces
An international study, in which the University of Granada (UGR) participated, has found that white people…
How I stumbled on a lost plant just north of Antarctica
Sunny interludes punctuate showers of rain, hail and sleet as furious winds sweep clouds across the…
How global cities are changing international trade
The geographic diversification of international trade and investment has become a public policy goal of many…
Promoting smarter ways to mine within fragile forests
Many of the planet’s most valuable mineral resources are to be found within and beneath forested…
The grandmother effect suggests that proximity is a factor in family size
The human species is one of the very few, along with orcas and pilot whales, where…