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AI scientist gets full map of urban trees using Google Street View

A tree lab at MIT can predict using AI how trees can green a city, or how they will grow in time better serving city planners green plans.

Improve climate anxiety with placemaking actions

On January 1 the first day of the new year this year, I woke up with a very positive attitude, despite microplastics. Although we enjoyed the turn of the year night with friends until quite late, I chose to stick to my diet, not to drink alcohol, not to eat after 8pm, and of course, not to smoke. Having fun, does not require abusing my body, I thought, or putting my health at risk, after all. 

Comprehensive Senior Safety Monitoring Solutions: Ensuring Peace of Mind at Home

Alongside working with a compassionate senior care team, these technologies ensure seniors receive the attentive support they need while maintaining their independence.

Setting fines for hurry honking using cameras and AI

To combat impatient honkers Tel Aviv, the startup city, has developed an automated system to detect a honk and activate a camera to determine if it's hurried honking or honking for another purpose. Honkers will get a bill in the mail for about $125.

Bahrain starts mid-day siesta to protect workers from the heat

Saudi pilgrims on Hajj died last month from a catastrophic heat wave. The Middle East is so hot it almost doesn't seem possible to...

Dubai gets $8 Billion stormwater upgrade after massive flooding

With runways that looked like the Great Lakes in Canada and malls and parking lots flooded, Dubai understands that it's time to upgrade and has announced an $8 billion plan to build an extensive stormwater runoff system, following unprecedented floods that paralyzed the city two months ago.

Dubai’s green paths a sensible start to mitigating climate change

The Green Paths to Future initiative in Dubai spans about 10 miles and stands as a groundbreaking eco-project to redefine Dubai’s urban landscape, spearheading a transformational change in sustainability, liveability and climate resilience. 

If I could travel to Yemen this is where I’d go

These important images remind us of the breathtakingly beautiful countries, rich with history, that may one day soon be reopened for exploration. That will be a happy day for Yemen, long ago described in Latin as the Happy Arabia.

Cleaning plastics from the Nile, transforming it into business

The film Gifts of the Nile takes us to Qursaya Island in Cairo, Egypt along the Nile River. This film takes us on a journey alongside River Hero Alban De Ménonville and his team at VeryNile as they work to remove plastics from the Nile River, while also educating the community and raising awareness around the importance of conservation in our waterways.

The Top 5 Amenities and Features Renters Expect

Whether you’re renting out a house, apartment, or condo, tenants have come to expect certain amenities that may have been optional in the past. While you don’t need to go too far to please your renters, tenant satisfaction will greatly increase when you provide more than just basic amenities. Ultimately, satisfied tenants tend to renew their lease and become long-term tenants, so it benefits you financially.

A new Kaaba of commercialism in Riyadh?

Big enough to fit 20 Empire State buildings inside, consider the Mukaab in Riyadh is a shape-shifting fantasy block where inside you enter realms of the multiverse, without the goggles.

Tel Aviv gets an A- for sustainable city

The city of Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean Sea received the advanced grade A- in the ranking of the CDP, the largest international platform for measuring, managing and reporting the environmental data of companies and cities.

Gag Eden, Jerusalem’s green rooftops festival

Jerusalem celebrates Gag Eden, a play on words for Gan Eden or the Hebrew word for paradise. It is a 3-day green roofs festival in the heart of the city.

How to quiet noise from construction in your office

Streets need to be resurfaced in New York but the humming and grinding noise is unsettling. Noise is environmental pollution. 

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Here is how Europe is still buying Russian gas

Greek-linked shipping vessels transported an estimated €2.35 billion worth of Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas to European ports during the first seven months of 2026, according to new analysis from Urgewald, a Germany-based environmental and human rights organization that investigates the financial institutions and companies supporting fossil fuel and other environmentally damaging industries.

Ancient Jewish New Year for Animals revived with global campaign against factory farming

Jewish Vegan Life has launched a global campaign celebrating the New Year for Animals, with synchronized events in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Montreal and Jerusalem, alongside an international livestream on August 9 featuring partners including Mercy for Animals, The Good Food Institute and Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary.

The Space Orchestra, and the search for extraterrestrial life, to eclipse celebration

The event will livestream eclipse views from Iceland and northern Spain, where the eclipse will be total, while the 35-member International Space Orchestra, made up of astronauts, scientists, engineers, and researchers—performs a new orchestral interpretation of Voyager by PJ Harvey.
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