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Pesticides may increase nervous system diseases like ALS

I don't care about spots on my apples, leave me the birds and the bees... this was the Joni Mitchell song in the 70s when...

Fiery May heatwave is setting Israel ablaze

Israel is smoking hot when it comes to tech start-ups, fashion, and vegetarian cuisine, but yesterday it showed signs of getting too hot for...

NASA calls Middle East drought “worst in 900 years”!

A recent study released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) concludes that the current drought that began in 1998 in the eastern...

Climate exodus facing the Middle East

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Landmark study: other people’s drugs enter our bodies through veggies and fruits

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Watch a Green Prophet become a lean, green, health machine…or die of internet embarrassment!

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Heavily polluted Israeli stream cuts beach in half

The world's increasingly polluted seas and oceans, as well as rising sea levels, are now becoming a sad reality as Mankind's contribution is becoming increasingly...

Those smiling Irish eyes originated in the Middle East!

Just in time for St. Paddy's Day, scientists from Dublin and Belfast have evidence that stone age Irish settlers had genetic origins in the...

Stateless “Team Refugee Athletes” cleared to compete at Rio 2016 Olympics!

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced yesterday the formation of a new, nation-less team of athletes cleared to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games...

Google gets hot for Wilbur Scoville!

Google did a doodle marking the 151st birthday of the pharmacist who helped us navigate the chili peppers, the tiny veggie with the power to...

The real Paleo Diet included turtle meat

It's all the rage. Eating Paleo, or like Paleolithic man has benefits, adherents to the New Age diet claim (here are 5 steps to...

Free wonder drug available now. No prescription needed.

Does nature have a marketing problem?  Headlines about climate change, extreme weather, and their catastrophic impacts to the built environment are overwhelming. It's easy to...

Paris climate talks extended another day

Global climate talks expected to close today in Paris have extended into Saturday, according French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.  Appearing last night on French...

Arab civil society calls Arab nations to achieve 100% renewable energy

While UN climate-conference delegates seek ways to cut world reliance on high-carbon fuels like oil, OPEC (the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) confirmed...

Will COP 21 finally deal with climate change ?

This year's Conference of the Parties, known as COP21, may turn out to be the one that finally addresses the ravages of human caused climate...

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