Real life genie lamp found in Jerusalem
Disney makes genies sound like fun and games but genies, or jinns, in the Middle East are serious business. Especially if one has moved into your house and won't leave the couch.
This sweet pea is smart when choosing bacterial partner
Researchers have shown that pea plants are not only capable helping up with solar energy and making a good alternative meat burger like Beyond Meat but they able to help us with sustainable agriculture too. Scientists at Oxford have found that peas are selective with choosing symbiotic bacteria as partners.
Fireflies use music as armor against bats
A new Tel Aviv University study reveals a possible defense mechanism developed by fireflies for protection against bats that might prey on them.
Man arrested in Dubai for cannabis possession – in his blood!
Cannabis use is widespread and acceptable in Canada where it is legal, and in the United States where it is legal to use in at least half of the US States. Federally it is prohibited but state by state law makes it possible to consume in states where it is legal. But an American who […]
Our kids have junk inside their bones
Kids and the food they eat. Parents know that junk food affects their teeth, their BMI and their mood –– and now scientists see worrying and long-lasting effects on the bones of children who consume junk food.
Boxed Water, the natural step to weaning ourselves from plastic bottles
With Covid times and one-time use more in demand, Americans consume 70 billion plastic water bottles each year on planes, at offices, at resorts, at school, at home –– only 8% of the U.S.’s plastic waste is recycled. Boxed Water is Better, a company that proposes an interim solution is better for the planet.
Oxford scientists find worrying link between COVID-19 and mental health
Sometimes you want evidence to show your friends and loved ones to help them make the decisions about getting vaccinated. A new study from Oxford, England has found a serious link between surviving a COVID-19 infection and brain health.
Svenn wooden watches are the sign of our times
Svenn wooden watches are the sign of our times
Three bacterial strains discovered on space station may help grow plants on Mars
Artificial Intelligence is used by Karin Kloosterman in this biodome to grow bio-organic food with zero waste. Hydroponics and growing food this way might be the only chance for colonizers of Mars.
How is chronic constipation linked to Parkinson’s
Had Back to the Future star Michael J. Fox been able to go back to the future he might have discovered that constipation is an early sign for Parkinson's Disease. The new observation means catching it earlier and treating it faster.
When the levee breaks: Ocean hero killed in electric scooter accident
Eco-entrepreneur Shimrit Perkol-Finkel, 45 and a mother of 3 girls, was killed on the streets of Tel Aviv while riding an electric scooter this week. The streets of Tel Aviv are dangerous and deadly for drivers and pedestrians.
The SEC launches ESG task force for catching climate misconduct in the financial world
Have you invested in a company that consistently pollutes? The SEC is looking for you. New whistleblower unit seeks to penalise polluters and corporations that deny climate change.
Jaffa gets energy collecting devices installed at sea
Jaffa gets a renewable energy collection device installed at sea.
How bankers can invest in the ocean, new UN guide
If you want to make sound investment decisions for your clients, consider the sea.
Mediterranean oil spill cleaned by EU ambassadors
EU Ambassador to Israel Emanuele Giaufret was joined Friday morning by more than two dozen envoys from EU member states, including 10 ambassadors, at a large-scale beach clean-up operation at the Beit Yanai National Park near Netanya, Israel. A suspicious and deadly bitumen oil spill appeared washing up on the Israeli and Lebanese coast a […]
Iran accused of eco-terrorism as oil coats the Mediterranean Sea shore
Two weeks ago one of the largest oil spills in the Mediterranean Sea washed up globs of carcinogenic bitumen tar known as dilbit onto the Israeli and Lebanese coasts. A gag order on the tanker’s identity confused the public, as over 10,000 people went out to the shores to collect the tar from rocks, turtles, […]
Digging into chickpea family for less pesticides in the United States
The chickpea has played a significant role in the vegetarian diet for thousands of years. It is high in protein and rich in important carbohydrates and minerals. And vegans love it.
Organic date syrup via Israel and Dubai show fruits of peace
Date honey is lower on the glycemic index than bee honey,” he said. “For people watching their sugar, dates are a healthy source of anti-oxidants and fiber. My father, for example, can eat date products but not table sugar. Unlike bee honey, it’s safe for babies—and it’s vegan.
Dubai’s dead plastic camels
A new scientific study showing that desert camels are dying from mistaking plastic bags for food has lead pioneering plastic pollution researchers and others to call for a radical shift in how we discuss the problem that's harming life in all environments on Earth--on land, not just in the sea.
Oil tanker dumps black plague on Israeli beaches, and denies link
Give Israelis an emergency and you will see what kind of stuff they are made of. The recent crisis is a large oil spill which is currently washing mounds of goopy tar onto every inch of beach along Israel’s 170-mile coastline of the Mediterranean Sea.
How your home garden helps the bees
Home gardens are by far the biggest source of food for pollinating insects, including bees and wasps, in cities and towns, according to new research.
Most of us are urbanites, new UN study
A town in the Faroe Islands. Rural, but pushing on urban, finds new UN study. Most of the world isn't as remote and disconnected as you'd think
Ancient coffins found with the elephants at the zoo
While building a wildlife hospital at a zoo in Israel, developers came across an interesting find: two ancient stone coffins called sarcophagi.
The Pope supports pulses
Pulses can change the world for good. They are a good source of protein and are the most sustainable form of protein humans can produce. To mark World Pulses Day, the United Nations hosted a virtual event, where the Pope endorsed pulses.
Lebanese eco-activists tell Iraq to keep their stinky oil
Greenpeace has released a global report that the estimated average number of premature deaths in Lebanon as a result of fossil fuel induced air pollution.
See-through worm repairs brains
A team of Hebrew University researchers have successfully used genetic engineering as a first step to what one day may allow scientists to genetically repair damaged brain circuits.
Slaughter free ribeye steak meat grown in a lab
Aleph Farms and its research partner at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, have successfully cultivated the world’s first slaughter-free ribeye steak, using three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting technology and natural building blocks of meat – real cow cells, without genetic engineering and immortalization.
Smarties at Oxford says cycling impacts the planet
Cycling, e-biking or walking can help tackle the climate crisis – even if you swap the car for active transport just one day a week - according to a new study led by researchers from the University of Oxford’s Transport Studies Unit.
We started eating olives 500 years after discovering olive oil
Olives are a key component of the human diet, culinary culture, and economy of the Mediterranean region. Archeological findings and written testimony shows that olive oil was used extensively for consumption, lighting, worship, hygiene, and cosmetic purposes in ancient times. However, the date when olives began to be eaten has remained a mystery. Until now.
Women and men in sync hormonally in January and August
Our minds may be affected by winter’s long nights or spring flowers, but what about our bodies? A new study at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel reveals that our hormones also follow a seasonal pattern.
Bethlehem’s Patron Saint of Puppies
If you’ve traveled to India, Mexico, Amman, Jordan –– you see that dogs don’t have it so good. They are kicked, wounded, abused, and in some places poisoned or shot on sight, nursling puppies killed in front of their mothers and then left to rot in a garbage dumpster. Or litters of puppies and kittens tossed out of the windows of speeding cars. Or puppies kicked around like soccer balls. This is what happens in holy cities like Bethlehem, says Diana George Babish, who cries about the state of animal rights in her home city, run by the Palestinian Authority.
King David’s Purple Cloth Unearthed
“The color immediately attracted our attention, but we found it hard to believe," one of the archeologists said.
Winter floods out Syria’s displaced
Taking cues from the tiny home movement, we are sure colleges and design schools around the world, along with architects, can start planning some better solutions for temporary shelter for the world's displaced – millions from the civil war with Syria, and millions more who end up in countries like Greece from Africa, seeking refuge or maybe just a better life.
Can bee-free honey satisfy vegans and save the bees?
Engineering a bee’s stomach for vegan honey? This is the latest in the foodtech trend from Israel. The idea that technology can solve any problem we are in.
Make your own Bernie Sanders’ Recycled Mittens
The sign appeared to me in Bernie Sanders' clunky upcycled mittens.
Like tree rings, desalination heavy metals now mapped from seashells
Princeton grad Prof. Sigal Abramovich has a mission. She wants to convince global regulators to include regular monitoring of the geochemistry of a certain type of shell of marine organisms as an indicator of pollution in the ocean.
The Emirates plan to live on Mars
The UAE are looking far into the future and making to colonize Mars.
Arab men get a fashion week in Dubai
The Dubai-based Arab Fashion Council has pioneered the first men’s fashion week in the Middle East. But will it be eco? Presented by Arab Fashion Week in partnership with Facebook, Arab Fashion Week- Men’s will run from January 28 to 30. Thereafter, it will take place twice a year each January and June in line […]
Who was Maria, who lived an immaculate life 1400 years ago?
Ancient Greek burial stone discovered while clearing paths for nature park in Israel's Negev Desert
Superadobe Homes Built Of Sandbags Rise Around The Planet
The SuperAdobe technique for sustainable building with the most basic materials is in use around the world.
Israeli air purifier could bring Japan’s karaoke back to life
Aura Air signs $30 million deal to supply Japanese market with air purifying system, which has proven to be 99.99% effective in killing COVID-19
Saudi women take to the skies
Barely able to drive, Saudi women might be ruling a cabin near you. If we ever get to fly again.
Feijoa muffins with jelly recipes
Some spoon the flesh out to eat, some peel the fruit. It's also known as the pineapple guava.
Don’t forget us in the mountains
A joint study found that mountain ecosystems are becoming increasingly fragile, under pressure from changes to land use and climate, overexploitation, pollution, demographic shifts and other factors which threaten livelihoods and food security.
Human’s built mass equals planet’s biomass
We have created a concrete jungle, heavier than all the world's real, living jungles.
1 in 7 cosmetics products contain asbestos?
If you or a girlfriend is using cosmetics there is a significant chance they are being exposed to a deadly carcinogen –– asbestos. About one in 7 products tested contained asbestos.
Seasteading: utopian floating cities or safe haven for western pirates?
The Seastead Institute and its branch projects aim to build a new society free of government ties, on the water.
DIY Solar – Can I Install Solar Panels Myself?
Solar panels sound like an amazing idea for a home or cottage. And it can increase the resale value. But Can I install the solar panels myself? Here are the pros and cons.
Ontario Green Savings on What to Know When Updating Appliances
Is your kitchen running on energy hogs? Save money by going green. A Comprehensive Rundown of Some Things to Keep in Mind When Replacing Old Home Appliances With Newer, More Environmentally-Friendly Models
Ancient grotto projects Ivo Bisignano’s human forms
The ancient caves at Beit Guvrin in southern Israel opened for the first time in 25 years with an art exhibit by sculpture Ivo Bisignano.
Shahar Livne’s minable materials from plastics and leather from waste meat
Israeli designer Shahar Livne creates old plastic and industrial slaughterhouse waste into sustainable materials to be exploited.
Refugees code their way to assylum
A new project by the City of Tel Aviv is offering a coding course to selected refugees, giving them a jumpstart to a new career path. And in my eyes a chance to influence the machine.
$8 million fine and 10 years jail for cutting a tree in Saudi Arabia?
The kingdom announced the launch of 'Let’s Make it Green' - a plan that seeks to plant 10 million trees across the country by April 2021. But cut one down and pay a heavy price.
Japan builds desalination plants for Bahrain and the Emirates
Two dry Persian Gulf countries are amping up their desalination capacity: Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates. Both have access to Persian Gulf waters but very little freshwater access inland.
The blueprint for Noah’s Coral Ark
If Noah would have had the challenge, this is what his living ark might look like to save the coral reefs.
Infarm raises $170 million to add “farm” to cities
Infarm, a company that grows fresh produce inside supermarkets, has recently announced a $170 million USD funding round to help the company expand across Europe. Their environment-controlled and automated growing chambers grow food such as leafy greens inside the supermarket, so it's fresh, without your food accumulating food miles.
Estée Lauder shows the planet beauty is more than skin deep
The niece of a Hungarian chemist, Estée Lauder, nee Mentzer, was trained in the art of face creams at an early age. She founded what is today a global brand, still run by the family. And now, carbon neutral.
Hard Kombucha, The New Eco-Cocktail
Hard kombucha, a healthy alternative to beer and wine.
Student exposes fake news propaganda machine in Macedonia
One student goes to the heart of the Macedonian fake news industry. She is asked to pay for her research interview in sex or money.
Israel approves 30% renewables goal for 2030: Revolution or low bar?
Israel lays down a plan to produce 30% of its energy by 2030 by renewables. Energy experts say this aim is too low.
10 Soups For Winter 2020
Here are 10 comforting soups to get you through the winter. One or two may be a pleasant surprise.
Secret oil pipeline deal revealed between Israel and the Emirates
A new deal in the wake of a blooming love story between Israel and the UAE has led to a landmark oil deal allowing UAE crude oil to be transported through the Indian Ocean and Red Sea by tanker, then shipped by pipeline through existing infrastructure in Israel.
This ancient Arab irrigation system invented before Rome’s aqueduct
An ancient water management system engineered 3000 years ago is still keeping farms and oases green in the UAE and Oman.
Wind turbine power company nixed for biosphere risks in Israel
Israel is known as a solar energy pioneer, but wind in some locations, is not lacking in the small Middle East nation. But after seeing the research and the environmental impacts of wind energy companies, offshore wind turbines, and on land turbines, the Israeli government has rejected a plan for a local company Energix which works with wind turbine energy suppliers such as Vestas and Siemens.
The Cedars of God are dying
Greenpeace is promoting a new film about the trees, the ‘Cedars of Lebanon’. This is the second film that was produced to document and highlight the devastating impact of global climate change on precious and unique ecosystems in the Middle East.
At the Four Seasons Casablanca? Learn about desert oases at risk
You are having an adventure of a lifetime. But if you weren't at 5 Star Four Seasons Casablanca or Marrakech - what would you know about the local people in Morocco? A video produced by Greenpeace helps show some of what happens as a byproduct to climate change. The deserts are getting even drier.
Getting cadmium out of my chocolate through the roots
Simran Sethi is a writer and activist who writes about protecting food we love like chocolate and wine. Scientists too are working to food we love safer through more sustainable agricultural practices.
Vegan cheesemaker eyes IPO
It's a sign of the times: a vegan cheesemaking company in Israel is considering listing on the TASE - or Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. Two meat or animal product substitute companies already list there and now Vgarden, which makes vegan cheese is looking to raise capital.
US oil giant Chevron buys Israel’s natural gas
Israeli offshore gas fields are now under control of one of the world’s biggest energy companies, Chevron. It irks activists, but might spark a pan-European pipeline, one analyst suggests.
Dubai’s Sustainability Pavilion for Expo 2021 revealed in real
Dubai will host the World Expo 2020 in 2021. We show off first look of the Sustainability Pavilion.
Nature study: Bacteria could be best vaccine against Covid-19
Bacteria can be added to fashion, as living eco-couture, those working with Eshel Ben-Jacob discovered. A team at an Israeli university find that bacteria might play a role in a vaccine against Covid-19.
Iconic island pays for our cans of tuna and flip flops
Your tuna is contributing to more than 80% of the plastic waste clogging up the Seychelles Islands. It would make David Attenborough cry.
Prepping Lifestyle – A Complete Walkthrough
Prepping for beginners can be overwhelming, but if you decide to be one, here are some of the things a prepper must have:
Benefits of an Arbitration Program
Do you speak for the trees or an ecological cause? Eco arbitration can help you settle your problems before the court.
Creating a Zen garden through these easy tips and tricks
Most people associate Zen with having peace of mind, a relaxing place to retreat to. However, it refers to a specific type of garden: a Japanese rock garden to be precise.
Effective Ways to Use Your Storefront Window for Marketing
Store owners install storefront windows for functional purposes. These practical uses include separating the interior of the store from the exterior. The storefront window and the door serves as the boundary or borders of the store.
Selecting the Right Cloud Storage Plan for Your Business
If you run a business, it is vital that you think about the right solutions for key areas of the business. This includes thinking about your crucial business files and data and how best you can keep it safe without compromising when it comes to access.
Delta 8 Edibles VS Vaping
Delta 8 THC is getting very popular among consumers in all of its forms, ranging from THC gummies or vapes.
Tips for Choosing the Best Photo Book for Your Wedding
The wedding is a time to exchange love vows, make merry, and bond with your loved ones. It is also a time to take quality pictures for a memorable experience.
Find therapeutic CBD online and on time
CBD of cannabidiol is one of dozens of healing molecules found in the cannabis plant. We know the marijuana plant for its psychotropic effects of getting high, but that’s another molecule altogether, known as THC.
Standing Desk for Tall People and How the Online Desk Builder Works
If your height is taller than average, you might have already faced the issue that not all items used by common people are equally comfortable for you. But what can you do if you work at a PC or do other office work? How can you arrange the workplace in a way to feel comfortable and avoid all the discomfort connected with a too low desk?
Mental Health Benefits of Nature
Take the time to smell the roses. Chances are you’ve heard this quote about spending some enjoy the simple pleasures of taking a stroll through a field, garden, or any form of nature. If you’ve ever walked through a park or forest, you can attest to some of their benefits.
How to Turn Your Dated Kitchen Into a Modern Space with Minimal Resources
Your kitchen is the most important part of the house because it serves as the engine that ensures you are fed and functional to perform your home and office duties. Kitchen remodelling can transform your house into a small piece of ecstasy. The condition of your kitchen has an effect on the house and a makeover is necessary.
How to Choose CBD When Buying Online
People these days go online to purchase all sorts of products from weekly groceries to clothing, gifts, and electricals. Another thing that many people buy online these days is CBD products.
7 Natural Herbs that help with Anxiety
Given our current pandemic and overflow of information, it’s understandable for a person to feel some level of anxiety. Sometimes, a little anxiety can be beneficial. However, some people live with greater levels of stress than others. It gets to a point where anxiety sucks the joy out of life.
Gardening and Mindfulness
How does mindfulness help with gardening? It turns out that mindfulness is not reserved for meditation, yoga, or breathing exercises. To understand how gardening can help mindfulness, we should delve into what mindfulness is and what it isn’t.
Eco-Art Therapy: Healing through Nature
Eco-Art Therapy encourages patients to expand their ideas of art and find self-expression in everyday objects. It also helps patients find nature everywhere, not just in sprawling parks or acres of land.
Treating Mental Disorders with Pets and Animals
Mental Health is at the forefront of science and medicine, with more and more studies being conducted to find treatments for mental disorders. While studies continue to be published about the importance of mental health, only recently has the topic become more socially acceptable.
The Newest Strategies to Save Bats from Extinction
The myth of Dracula haunting the living has a number of real-world side effects, and the worst one is the unfair demonization of bats. People have wrongly associated bats with death and disease. This is why they’ve been burned out of roosts and killed for years, though public education campaigns and government legislation are fighting […]
Why should one opt for Hair Transplant Turkey?
Most great woman won't care if you have hair or not, especially ones that love the planet, but if nothing will stop you, try making a vacation of it in Turkey.
Jewish eco group Hazon launches sustainability kit
Starting at $79 for six kits, you and your family can start using products that can limit your carbon footprint.