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Alaskans to Emiratis: we’ll all pay for UAE snow

Scandinavian saunas are so yesterday. UAE trendsetters can now literally chillax in indoor "snow rooms" that create real snow using a snow-making system like that...

Canada and USA sign on to rehabilitate the Jordan River

Mayors from 114 North American cities entered into an agreement to rehabilitate an endangered river halfway across the world.  Launched at the recent Water After...

SolarEdge and Tesla team up to tackle distributed PV storage

Two leaders in renewable technologies are collaborating on a home battery solution that will enable individual solar power producers to store surplus energy at...

Always recycle, like the smart kids do.

Take four minutes to get smart about what happens when you fail to recycle plastics. Emphasis intended on the word "fail" because you know...

Sunshine turns an Iranian mosque into a kaleidoscope!

Spectacular images of a mosque in Iran have been flying around the internet of stunning Islamic architecture washed in rainbow-bright hues. The forms are...

Eddy is artificial intelligence for vertical farms and hydroponics

Eddy is like the "easy button" for hydroponics The United Nations is screaming it –– and California is feeling it: drought caused by climate change is...

The state of solar power in the Middle East

The unveiling of Dubai’s rooftop solar project during March 2015 is one of many steps the emirate is taking in order to grow a domestic...

Students make AMENDS for a better Middle East

The American Middle Eastern Network for Dialogue at California's Stanford University (AMENDS) is a student-led initiative that enables young change agents from across the...

Bio-Pyramid turns Egyptian pyramid into a desert-reversing skyscraper!

Seven designers teamed up on a project to transform an ancient Egyptian pyramid into a green skyscraper that works to reverse desertification. Their Bio-Pyramid concept...

When will the Middle East wake up to green roofs?

Vive la France!  The country recently passed legislation that requires rooftops on all new commercial buildings to be at least partly covered with solar...

Capture your loved ones in custom glass planets?

An artist in northern California (need we add, "where else but?") is making tiny glass beads meant to look like planets or solar systems encapsulated within delicate glass...

Eco-friendly concrete now mandatory in Dubai

Dubai has taken a giant step forward in greening up the city with its decision to move away from ordinary Portland cement (OPC) for...

Archeologists unearth 5000-year-old micro-brewery in Tel Aviv!

Hey Brooklyn and your micro-breweries - turns out you've got nothing on Tel Aviv! Evidence of an Egyptian brew-house dating to 5000 years ago is being...

The Urban Death Project will turn your dead body into beetroot

Finding greener ways to bury our dead is nothing new. In both Judaism and Islam, people are buried in the most simple and green manner. Along...

An alternative to standing desks: is it on The Level?

Is sitting the new smoking? Nature designed human bodies to be in constant movement throughout the day, but when modern office jobs plant us in...

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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.

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

Deep below the ocean's surface, in a dimly lit region known as the twilight zone, millions of fish are being caught every year. Scientists say the consequences are largely unknown.

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.

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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.

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

Deep below the ocean's surface, in a dimly lit region known as the twilight zone, millions of fish are being caught every year. Scientists say the consequences are largely unknown.

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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