Despite the luxury big-business transformation, West Palm Beach retains some of its old, retro charm. Mediterranean revival, midcentury modern and Spanish mission-style homes and bungalows pepper ...

Stagnating palm-oil production and a biodiesel push in Indonesia could keep the price of cooking oil high for years.

Palm oil contains about 50% saturated fat, which increases "bad" LDL cholesterol. But it is better for you than other tropical oils like coconut oil.

The ubiquitous ingredient contributes to the loss of tropical forests. By Manuela Andreoni Palm oil — the ubiquitous ingredient for all things spreadable, from toothpaste to ice cream — is now ...

Unfortunately, the environmental impacts of palm oil production are significant, primarily due to deforestation, habitat destruction, and biodiversity loss.

Few industries have been more vilified in the last two decades than palm oil. And not without reason. A core ingredient in everything from shampoo to ice cream, the ubiquitous vegetable oil is ...

PalmWatch, an online, open-source tool, is seeking to bring greater transparency to the global palm oil supply web, to better help consumers trace the impact of the commodity. A key hurdle to ...

Clearing of forests for oil palm plantations can increase flooding risk and water contamination for downstream communities, a new study shows. The research focused on the Kais River watershed in ...

The rapid spread of oil palm plantations and associated high use of fertilizer raises concerns about the emission of nitrous oxide, a powerful greenhouse gas. A new study shows that oil palms ...