Transportation

Transformer train station built to withstand rockets!

Public transport is a must, even for people who live under the toil of troubles and conflict. The Israeli town Sderot that borders the...

Moovit raises $28 million for public transportation app

After the success of Waze, an app that lets you plan your route and avoid traffic in real time, comes Israel's next big movement...

Copenhagen Wheel is like a dynamo rocket booster for bikes! [video]

Now there is a good reason not to buy an electric bike: the Copenhagen Wheel from the Senseable City Lab can make you go...

City Transformer electric folding car is a kit car for urban dreams [video]

Israel may have flopped big time when its electric car company Better Place folded this year. It ended with almost a billion in financing...

PrimeAir from Amazon could be used for green goods VIDEO

You've probably seen the video of Amazon's Prime Air delivering a customer's goods within 30 minutes. If not, catch it below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNySOrI2Ny8 Just as the news...

Hyperloop, Elon Musk dreams of a fifth mode of transportation [video]

Elon Musk is known as the founder of SpaceX, a pioneer in the commercialization of space travel and Tesla, a company named after a...

Jordan’s Queen Alia International Airport Upcycled by Anees Maani, Artfully

Amman’s old Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) terminal will live on in a new artwork commissioned by airport operator Airport International Group (AIG).  The...

Gnrgy Buys Better Place for the Price of an Apartment in Tel Aviv

At a bargain basement price tag of only $450,000 the Israeli startup Gnrgy has bought the assets of the failed electric car company Better...

Better Place Investor Michael Granoff To Write Tell All Book

With almost a billion in financing and electric battery charge and change stations in place nationwide, at its critical hour Israel's electric car company...

Abu Dhabi is Phasing Out Cars and Siemens Wants to Help

Dubai's metro started running in 2009 (don't fall asleep though) but Abu Dhabi, the wealthier Emirate, is only now reducing its dependence on cars...

Green Roofed and Wi-Fi Enabled Tawseela Micro Buses Cut Through Cairo’s Traffic

There's traffic. And then there is Cairo traffic, which can drive even the saintliest men and women to a special kind of madness. But...

Formula One Drivers Take On Dubai in an Electric Twizy Frenzy (video!)

A tiny two-person electric car may be the last choice for Formula One race car drivers, but that was the electric ride of choice...

Hövding, An Invisible Inflatable Air Bag Bike Helmet (video)

Bicycle riding in the Middle East is thwarted by challenging climate and terrain, and to lesser extent by culture. A new invisible helmet, akin...

Israeli Electric Car Drivers Pay the Piper Today?

Today is D-Day for electric car drivers in condos and apartments in Israel and who use the Better Place charging systems. The Israel Electric Company...

Turkey Opens World’s Deepest Subsea Tunnel, the Marmaray, Connecting Asia to Europe

Turkey inaugurated the Marmaray undersea railway tunnel on Tuesday, linking Europe and Asia. It is the Marmaray, the world's deepest immersed tube tunnel at...

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6 Best Eco-Friendly Web Hosting Providers That Don’t Sacrifice Speed

Not all green web hosting is created equal. Some companies buy renewable energy certificates, others use cleaner data centers, and some extend the life of existing servers. We compare six web hosts, including GreenGeeks, SiteGround and Hostinger, to see how their environmental claims stack up against performance, speed and transparency.

Prêt-à-porter made with algae

Danit Peleg is reinventing 3D-printed fashion with algae-based biomaterials, AI-powered design and made-to-order manufacturing. Can circular fashion become commercially viable?

Oil Spill Cleanup Crews Face Hidden Health Risks 

Oil spills grab headlines for black beaches and struggling wildlife. Fewer stories follow the people who scrub those shores. Workers and volunteers often spend days breathing fumes and touching tar. Their health matters as much as the coastline.

Walk of Water offers $9,000 for water stories that nobody sees

The 2026 Walk of Water Photostory Contest is offering $9,000 in prizes for photographers documenting the hidden side of water, from wastewater and pollution to sanitation workers, public health and clean-water solutions.

Kids plant mangroves in Ajman, adding 45 more trees to the UAE’s coastal forests

Twenty-six students planted 45 mangrove saplings at Al Zorah Beach in Ajman, joining a much larger Gulf-wide push to restore mangrove forests and protect vulnerable coastlines.

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6 Best Eco-Friendly Web Hosting Providers That Don’t Sacrifice Speed

Not all green web hosting is created equal. Some companies buy renewable energy certificates, others use cleaner data centers, and some extend the life of existing servers. We compare six web hosts, including GreenGeeks, SiteGround and Hostinger, to see how their environmental claims stack up against performance, speed and transparency.

Prêt-à-porter made with algae

Danit Peleg is reinventing 3D-printed fashion with algae-based biomaterials, AI-powered design and made-to-order manufacturing. Can circular fashion become commercially viable?

Oil Spill Cleanup Crews Face Hidden Health Risks 

Oil spills grab headlines for black beaches and struggling wildlife. Fewer stories follow the people who scrub those shores. Workers and volunteers often spend days breathing fumes and touching tar. Their health matters as much as the coastline.

Walk of Water offers $9,000 for water stories that nobody sees

The 2026 Walk of Water Photostory Contest is offering $9,000 in prizes for photographers documenting the hidden side of water, from wastewater and pollution to sanitation workers, public health and clean-water solutions.

Kids plant mangroves in Ajman, adding 45 more trees to the UAE’s coastal forests

Twenty-six students planted 45 mangrove saplings at Al Zorah Beach in Ajman, joining a much larger Gulf-wide push to restore mangrove forests and protect vulnerable coastlines.

NEUMÜHLE’s plain cotton hoodie is making a surprisingly radical statement

NEUMÜHLE’s simple cotton hoodie shows how much hidden complexity is built into modern clothing — and why designing garments from a single material can make recycling easier.

The ancient factory that never sat idle: what Tel Shiqmona can teach modern architects

A 2,700-year-old industrial site on Israel’s Carmel coast shows how ancient craftsmen reused the same spaces for different seasonal jobs — a lesson in flexible architecture that still matters today.

The world’s tallest wind farm could turn into double decker turbines

Germany has built the world’s tallest wind turbine at nearly 1,200 feet. What does going this high mean for wind power, wildlife, aviation, residents and Europe’s energy security?
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