It’s an edible vegetable oil that comes from the fruit of oil palm trees, the scientific name is Elaeis guineensis. Two types of oil can be produced; crude palm oil comes from squeezing the fleshy ...

New research highlights how a palm oil-rich diet may worsen multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms by generating a toxic compound ...

Borneo has lost almost 40% of its forest in the last 10 years to Palm oil. One of the animals most affected by this habitat loss is the orangutan. For Seven Worlds, One Planet we filmed a mother ...

Endangered monkeys and apes could face new risks if Africa becomes a big player in the palm oil industry. Most areas suitable for growing the oil crop are key habitats for primates, a study suggests.

positive and correct facts and stories about the palm oil industry need to be disseminated. “We need to tell the world that we are responsible producers; we are committed to improving the ...

Palm oil is Malaysia's biggest agricultural export ... saying they were "not based on facts", and the media began to speculate that the government was considering punitive action.

Palm oil retreated from its highest close in six months as a drop in the prices of crude and soybean oil reduce the appeal of biofuels. Crude fell after China’s highly anticipated Finance ...