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Zameeg: Ancient Persian Eco-Love for US Clothing Line

For as long as they've known each other, Mohsen and Sepideh have dreamed of having an ethical fashion line that conveys how deeply the...

If Saturn Were as Close to Earth as the Moon

Imagine looking out your window every day and seeing Saturn like this. In a recent photo series, space artist Ron Miller does the imagining...

Israeli Kobi Levi Still Designing Outrageous Footwear

Olive Oyl is so much more than a 1930's cartoon character, she was my first role model.  This dark-haired skinny-bones with the giant feet...

Burj Doha and Qatar’s First Vertical Garden (Photos)

Cousin to the world's tallest building, the rounded silhouette of Burj Doha soars over the capital of Qatar's skyline. Designed by Jean Nouvel, it...

Middle East’s Largest Mural Was Carved Out of Cement

We tend to lean away from cement as much as possible given its super high embodied energy content, but we can't help but admire...

Cintec Restores Egypt’s Oldest Pyramid with Water-Filled Bags

Egyptian Pharaohs from the 3rd dynasty were thought to be semi-divine and their majesty considered worth preserving well into the after life - hence...

Vanina makes trash from Lebanon glitter

Whereas most people would scarcely give a pile of old keys a second glance, the Vanina girls from Lebanon see in these disused materials new life as glittering jewelry.

Ancient Fez Storage Space Transformed into a Thriving Café Litérraire

Aziza Chaouni Projects (ACP) was commissioned to upgrade the historic Dar Tazi compound in the medieval city of Fez in Morocco, and the completed...

Young Egyptian Designers Use Fashion to Change Our Plastic Habits

Young Egyptians Yara Yassin and Rania Rafie are embarking on a business that makes bags from bags - innovative handbags sewn from throwaway plastic. ...

Israel’s Caravan Collective Puts the E in Cycling Apparel

Caravan Collective is a fresh new cycling apparel studio from Israel that fuses quirky graphic design with a passion for cycling, people, and the...

Mediterranean Net-Zero Home Based on 3,500-Year-Old Israeli Design

Team Israel is all pumped up to show off their design skills at the upcoming 2013 international Solar Decathlon competition in China with All ...

Israel’s Itay Kirshenbaum Grows Backyard Furniture

What is up with Israeli designers? On the whole, they're an eco-conscious group that use their creative genius to churn out groundbreaking designs, but...

Yariv Goldfarb Uses 3D-Printing to ‘Play with Poop’

We've seen a lot of really useful applications for 3D printing, but Yariv Goldfarb's graduation project for the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem is not one of them: printing plastic molds in order to "play with poop."

George Orwell Never Imagined These Deluxe Farms for Bees and Animals

Animals have a hard life in the Middle East. Working beasts endure grueling outdoor elements and pet culture is unfamiliar.  In a region where...

Bird’s Nest: Solar-Powered Studio Perches on School Roofs

Onat Öktem, Ziya Imren and Zeynep Öktem are among the most exciting eco-minded architects working in Turkey, and Bird's Nest is also among their most unique...

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Do you have microplastics in your sperm?

Biohacker finds a way to remove microplastics from his sperm

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Bryan Johnson is biohacking his body so he can live forever. He tests his sperm motility regularly and uses saunas to remove microplastics from his sperm.

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Is UNESCO being paid off by Qatar so it can own a private airstrip in a strategic location in the Seychelles?

Iron age folks made tools from dead peoples’ bones

Scientists have uncovered evidence of an Iron Age funerary tradition involving the deliberate removal of human brains and the fashioning of long bones into sharp tools.

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In California's self-proclaimed State of Jefferson, a small agricultural technology company is challenging the dominant laser-weeding business model. Laudando & Associates believes farmers should own and repair their AI-powered weeding tools rather than pay ongoing subscription fees. The approach has put the company on a collision course with industry leader Carbon Robotics, sparking a patent dispute that has pushed the Jefferson startup toward overseas markets while raising broader questions about ownership, right-to-repair, and the future of farm automation.

Etihad offers free travel insurance to any visitor to the UAE

Talk about a way to woo your visitors. Etihad, the UAE's national carrier has decided to offer free travel insurance to visitors heading to the UAE.

Weston Higginbotham’s Funeral Set for June 17 as Family and Friends Honor Environmentalist

The family of environmentalist and eco-engineer in training, James "Weston" Higginbotham will gather with friends, classmates, and supporters on June 17 in Birmingham, Alabama, to celebrate the life of the Auburn University student whose death in a Kyoto forest in Japan touched people around the world.

Health Canada approves lab grown milk

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