Facebook still a great place to amplify pre-election junk news, EU study finds – TechCrunch

Facebook still a great place to amplify pre-election junk news, EU study finds
A study carried out by academics at Oxford University to investigate how junk news is being shared on social media in Europe ahead of regional elections this month has found individual stories shared on Facebook’s platform can still hugely outperform the most…

Students walk out in global climate strike

School students walk out in global climate strike
Protests are under way in Australia and New Zealand but students from 110 countries are expected to participate.

UN study says humans are damaging nature at 'unprecedented' rate

You probably weren't expecting a feel-good nature report from the UN after its alarming findings on climate change, and you won't get one. The organization's Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has publishe…

Scientists Say Octopus Farms Would Be 'Unethical' and Awful for the Planet

I still remember the first time I tasted octopus. After an exhausting day reporting the troubles in Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Maria, Gizmodo video producer Raúl Marrero and I headed to a seaside restaurant where I tried ensalada de pulpo as an appetizer. It …

Rare Asiatic Black Bear spotted in DMZ

Rare Asiatic Black Bear spotted in Demilitarised Zone
The animal, classified as endangered by the World Wildlife Fund, was captured on video in the area.

It's a Good Week for Animals Doing Crimes

Animals are just like us—deep down, they all want to do crimes and fight against structural oppression. And this week a lot of animals seem to be acting on their darkest impulses. While everything may not be working out for the animals, they are certainly acc…

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Fast Food Companies Are Getting Into Fake Meat, and the Results Are Actually Pretty Good

In the future, we were promised flying cars and fake meat. While the flying car part hasn’t panned out, fake meat appears poised to make inroads in Americans’ lives, particularly through fast foods. And in the process, it could end up being a big deal for the…

The biggest opportunity to help animals is ending the suffering of wildlife

Nature is brutal. The wild animal welfare movement asks: Does it have to be? Last week, viewers took to the internet to collectively grieve the “ heartbreaking ” and “ horrifying ” scenes of animal suffering throughout One Planet, the new Netflix nature docum…