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Egypt invests in a million public fruit trees!

Pucker up, Cairenes (and, soon, visitors across Egypt's capital). The nation has begun an epic tree-planting initiative that will introduce fruit-bearing trees across Cairo....

Wheelchair activist shows you how to dance against the odds!

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Fad dies and Short-Term Benefits for Long-Term Health Conditions

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Why Reorganizing Your Home Reduces The Landfill

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The UAE leads the drone market

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What’s the weirdest junk floating out at sea?

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Feasible Energy With No Carbon Footprint: What Are Our Options?

There’s no doubt that the production of energy is something that mankind is heavily dependent upon. This is the main reason why fossil fuels...

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

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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

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