A new fossil discovery reveals a little more about arthropod evolution
Jul 23, 2022 16:26 pm UTC| Nature
Paleontology is undergoing a new renaissance. Since the mid-20th century, genomics has become the main focus of evolutionary biology. But the last few decades have shown how the study of fossils can complement genomic data...
PepsiCo announces closing of $1.25 billion 10-year Green Bond
Jul 22, 2022 23:42 pm UTC| Economy Business Nature
PepsiCo announced that its new $1.25 billion 10-year Green Bond will focus on investments to deliver key environmental sustainability initiatives under two pillars of its pep+ agenda: Positive Agriculture and Positive...
Meat and dairy investors worried about the lag in climate change efforts
Jul 21, 2022 23:39 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
Investors in meat and dairy companies are worried that theyre not doing enough to combat climate change, according to a new survey about attitudes toward greenhouse gas emissions. According to 82 percent of the...
VW partners with Energy Web blockchain to maximize renewable energy in EVs
Jul 19, 2022 23:35 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
Volkswagen (VW) has partnered with Energy Web blockchain for a smart charging solution that maximizes the use of renewable energy. According to Jesse Morris, CEO of Energy Web, the project is meant to showcase that...
PepsiCo eyes 100 percent renewable electricity in largest beverage plant planned for Denver
Jul 19, 2022 00:22 am UTC| Nature Economy Business
PepsiCo will aim to achieve 100 percent renewable electricity, best-in-class water efficiency, and reduced virgin plastic use in building its biggest US beverage plant in Denver. The company acquired 152 acres of land...
S. Korea's CJ targets sales of 200 billion won in plant-based foods by 2025
Jul 18, 2022 23:23 pm UTC| Economy Business Health Nature
CJ Cheiljedang is targetting sales of 200 billion won in plant-based foods by 2025, setting it as the companys new growth engine. The South Korean food conglomerates main target is overseas markets where it aims to...
S. Korea's surging food delivery demand boosts supply of disposable cutlery
Jul 18, 2022 23:14 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
The supply of disposable forks in South Korea jumped from 1,501 tons in 2019 to 2,611 tons in 2021, up by 73.9 percent, due to the surge in demand for delivery food amid the pandemic. The production and importation of...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects