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5-Star Yas Hotel Lit Up by a Dazzling Crown of 5,000 LED Panels

Abu Dhabi is full of contradictions. Despite a devoted mix of forward-thinking, eco-savvy organizations, students and government officials that strive hard to bring the...

Controversial Renovation of Istanbul’s Taksim Square Has Begun

Despite all the criticism the plan received from urban planners, lawyers, activists, academics, and concerned citizens, Istanbul has begun remodeling its central square, a...

Message to Qatar From Arab Youth – ‘Take The Lead On Climate Change!’

The newly formed Arab Youth Climate Movement held a successful 'Day Of Action' which called on the Arab world to take the lead at...

Morocco is Building a Mega “Green City” Named After King Mohammed VI

Morocco's King Mohammed VI recently visited the site of Mohammed VI Green City, a future "eco" development being built just outside of Benguerir -...

Kuwait’s Towering Trash Problem

For such a tiny nation, Kuwait produces some of the world's highest per capita amounts of trash Rubbish may not be the glamorous topic to...

Green Abu Dhabi Film Festival Raises Ecological Awareness

Movie stars shone on Abu Dhabi red carpets, where the curtain rose on a pair of green films connected to the Middle East. This year's...

Abu Dhabi’s Eid al-Adha Waste Cleared by 3,000 Workers

Abu Dhabi’s key attractions received a special makeover over the Eid holidays thanks to an army of extra workers equipped with special cleaning gear. Public...

Wallboards from Waste Using Cow Pies

A novel way to turn cow poop into profits. Would you wear this molded fibre on your wall? The quest for construction materials with low...

Jordan Struggles To Provide Water For Syrian Refugees

The 19-month conflict in Syria goes from bad to worse - and there are environmental impacts for the region too “The situation is bad and...

Etgar Keret’s Skinny House in Poland

We've all been trying to imagine: just how skinny is Etgar Keret's Ermitage house in Warsaw, Poland? Literally wedged between two buildings, the studio is...

There’s a Burj Qatar by Jean Nouvel and it’s the World’s ‘Best’ Tall Building

Chicago's Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat recently named the Burj Qatar the world's best new tall building, which is curious to us for several...

Keret House: The World’s Thinnest, Most Insane House is Now Open

The idea was to design a unique rendezvous spot for creative movers and shakers to explore new ideas without eating up either space or resources.

Super-green Masdar Headquarters Design Awarded to Brookfield Multiplex

The award to design Masdar's new super-green headquarters in Abu Dhabi has been given to Brookfield Multiplex, the group announced recently. The Australian firm...

Embryonic Canopy is a Giant Floating Seed Bomb

Craig Deebank and Gina Gallaugher were selected as finalists in the Sukkahville design competition held in Toronto recently with their extraordinary Embryonic Canopy - a giant...

Turkey’s Wheat Exports Decline Due To Climate Change, Says Industry Official

Turkey's total wheat production declined 14 percent in 2012 from the year before. Climate change has caused a steady decline in Turkey's wheat production since...

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

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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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