cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/scientificarticles/p/1207997/world-s-highest-consuming-10-cause-up-to-5-7-trillion-in-environmental-damage-a-year

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/scientificarticles/p/1207991/oil-palm-coconut-and-soybean-cause-more-species-extinction-than-thought

Oil crops, such as oil palm, coconut and soybean, are responsible for more species extinction than previously assumed. A new study puts the figure at around 1.5 percent of worldwide biodiversity. This is primarily driven by the increase in both consumption and cultivation of these crops.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/scientificarticles/p/1207979/massage-gun-use-on-around-the-eyes-risks-major-retinal-injury-doctors-warn

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/scientificarticles/p/1206013/legalising-cannabis-increases-use-and-addiction-unless-it-s-tightly-controlled-new-study

Source: NSF The State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2026

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/scientificarticles/p/1206007/can-use-of-popular-weight-loss-medications-reduce-behaviors-linked-to-violent-crime

The Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN) has published the first global map of mycorrhizal networks: vast underground fungal filaments that connect with plant roots, exchange nutrients for plant-made carbon, and may channel a significant share of carbon into soils. The map estimates roughly 110 quadrillion kilometers of these networks worldwide and is intended to help scientists and policymakers include fungi in conservation, restoration, climate agendas, and carbon models.

Harvard University has lost its place as the top-ranked academic institution in the Nature Index, having been replaced by Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10546-z