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Loveat Jaffa: a 20th Century Orange-Packing Plant Turned Rustic Cafe

The most creative design solutions are often spurred by the tightest restrictions and this is definitely true of the new loveat branch in Jaffa,...

541 Jordan Trees Sacrificed for Dubai-esque Development Project

The privately-owned Abdali development company promises that the new 384,000 sqm commercial center in the heart of Jordan's capital Amman will offer "lush inviting...

Bloggers to Win Free Doha Climate Change Conference Trips this November: Adopt A Negotiator

The 'Adopt A Negotiator' project is looking for young bloggers and activists from the region to take part in the Doha Climate Change Conference...

Sowwah Square Receives First LEED-CS Gold Pre-Certification in Abu Dhabi

Usually new developments seeking LEED certification have to "prove themselves" - so to speak - before they can achieve any kind of certification. However,...

Ugandan Eco-Artist Wins TED Prize for an Amusement Park Made of Plastic Bottles

Ugandan eco-artist Ruganzu "Bruno" Tusingwire gave up art that is hung on walls in favor of doing work that actually makes a difference. Now...

Hassan Fathy’s “New Gourna” Model Village lies Shambles

In 1946 Hassan Fathy, Egypt's Green architect, built a model village near Luxor called 'New Gourna' out of mud. But what happened to this...

Amman Infested with Litterbugs While Emiratis Cry Foul

Environmental campaign to rehabilitate litterbugs kicks off in Amman. Plastic bags and cigarette butts are part of the natural landscape in contemporary Jordan. Bottles roll...

Qatar Commissions Groundbreaking Eco Villa From UK Architects

The relationship between Qatar and the UK keeps getting cozier - at least in the realm of architecture. First The Shard, which is owned...

Egypt’s Desert Architecture (Photo Essay by Giusi Cosentino)

Building with earth can be beautiful, especially when viewed through the lens of Sicilian photographer Giusi Cosentino. We featured her work once before in...

Creative Urban Planning for Play Time in Jordan

My nephews are fortunate. They live on a verdant property called Hungrytown Hollow among enormous trees and bucolic rolling hills outside Charlottesville, Virginia. In the summertime...

Greenland’s Melting Glaciers Will Affect Your Middle East

Maps showing depletion of Greenland's ice fields between July 8 and 12 2012. July 12 version is on the right. Maps via The Weather...

Hot and Hungry Saudis Protest Ramadan Power Outages

A silly argument breaks out in the street? Ramadan. A customs control officer falls asleep while processing passports at the airport? Ramadan. A random...

Qatar Accused of Stealing Barcelona’s Street Lighting Design

After six years of failing to negotiate with them, a Catalan designer is going public with a story that could cause Qatar tremendous embarrassment...

Famous Israeli Writer Commissions 4-foot Wide Parasitic House

Space comes at a premium these days, but could you live in a house that is only four feet wide? Israeli writer Etgar Keret...

LEGO Mania Spreads to Lebanon’s Crumbling Capital

We are in the midst of a global obsession with LEGO building blocks. No longer strictly a childhood toy, these colorful plastic blocks designed...

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Zentera responds to questions about ZQ wool, animal welfare, regenerative farming, ethical fashion and the fallout from PETA's New Zealand investigation.

The Ocean’s Hidden ‘Dark Web’ Is Being Fished Before Scientists Understand It

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Barnacle glue could fix coral reefs, inspire new advances in building and medicine

Aalto University researchers create a protein-based adhesive inspired by barnacles and mussels that works underwater and could aid coral reef restoration.

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Crooked, forked and curved trees are often treated as second-class timber. They are considered less valuable, and not suitable for load bearing walls or support systems in building. If a tree trunk is not straight enough to become a saw log, it is frequently diverted into pulp production or burned for energy. Now, new research from Aalto University could help change that.

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HelloFresh’s pride prepping ad raises a bigger question: we are we still outsourcing dinner?

The backlash against HelloFresh's Pride Month marketing campaign has sparked a wider conversation about food, labor, sustainability, and whether consumers should reconnect with local farmers, butchers, and home gardens instead of relying on subscription meal kits.

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Zentera responds to questions about ZQ wool, animal welfare, regenerative farming, ethical fashion and the fallout from PETA's New Zealand investigation.

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Barnacle glue could fix coral reefs, inspire new advances in building and medicine

Aalto University researchers create a protein-based adhesive inspired by barnacles and mussels that works underwater and could aid coral reef restoration.

Jaakko Torvinen finds that the next green building revolution is misfit trees

Crooked, forked and curved trees are often treated as second-class timber. They are considered less valuable, and not suitable for load bearing walls or support systems in building. If a tree trunk is not straight enough to become a saw log, it is frequently diverted into pulp production or burned for energy. Now, new research from Aalto University could help change that.

Black fathers live longer than non-fathers, new study

Researchers found that fatherhood was associated with lower rates of early death among Black men, while early fatherhood was linked to poorer long-term health outcomes.

Dan Zaslavsky’s energy tower dream is rising again in Iran and China

The Energy Tower idea never made the leap from drawings and engineering studies to full-scale construction. But nearly two decades after most people stopped talking about it, the concept is quietly evolving in two unexpected places: China and Iran. The concept let dreamers dream and doers do - figuring out more pleasing designs and engineering.

A visit to Amirim, Israel’s first all-vegetarian village in the Galilee

Just 15 kilometers from Tzfat there is a moshav that was founded in the late 50s that was ideologically influenced by organic, vegetarian and vegan principles. My hostess at Ohn-Bar, the tzimmer where I stayed, explained that the people of Amirim were among the pioneers of Israel’s strong vegetarian movement.
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