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How fast can Africa’s Ebola outbreak move to the Middle East?

As if the Middle East hasn't already had problems with serious infectous diseases, such as Mid East Respiritory Syndrome (MERS),   an even more deadly...

Green spaces make bigger babies

Not great news for mothers-to-be who live in cement-enroaching cities like Beirut: according to a new study pregnant women living near green urban spaces...

Demand safe work conditions in the Middle East where laws may be lacking

Some workplace environments are naturally going to be considered more dangerous than others, meaning that someone working in an industrial or agricultural occupation is...

Beef much worse than chicken or pork – for the environment

Confirming what we've known all along, the consumption of beef is much worse than a vegetarian diet, and also worse than eating other animal...

Sunscreen isn’t enough against skin cancer – new research

So you've made a batch of Green Prophet's homemade organic sunscreen. And you've waxed your legs or chest hairs with our Arabian sugar wax....

Water Farmers get fresh with aquaponics for food in Toronto

Dream of fresh organic food? Have little land in your town or city but plenty of patience? There is a new city gardening movement...

Meat laundering, Middle East style

Israel's dubious meat industry gets more sickening: we've already covered exposes of poultry fed with feces and pumped with toxic contaminants. Now it's all about beef...

Asbestos fire survival guide

An important business community in Bnei Brak (Ramat Gan) outside of Tel Aviv has been made toxic by an asbestos fire that broke out...

Dual gender creatures in nature makes us think twice about gender bending

Listen up class.  There's a mind-blowing biological anomaly called bilateral gynandromorphism, a condition where an animal or insect contains both male and female characteristics,...

A museum for the History of Medicine in the Holy Land

The blue and white painted ceramic jars stretch up to the ceiling. Marked with the traditional symbol of five crosses, each jar held a...

Climate change is sucking nutrition from our crops

Researchers now say in a revealing Nature paper that the most significant health threat from climate change has started to happen. Crops that provide...

Bill Gates declares war on world’s (surprisingly) deadliest creature

Something's bugging Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.  So obsessed is the billionaire philanthropist that he's dedicated the first week of May to raising awareness to the...

8 reasons to go meatless on Mondays – take our challenge!

A new case of Mad Cow disease has been reported in Egypt. It may be the final push to make me pass on meat. What's...

Soylent, a beige goop alternative to eating food?

A liquid formula that goes down easy and provides you enough nutrients for the day. Would you ever start eating soylent? Heeding my own advice...

MERS means ride camels with masks, and pass on the camel burger?

About 500 people have died from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) believed to be transmitted by camels. And now Saudi Arabia is issuing a...

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What to Look for in a Senior Living Community That Truly Delivers

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Imagine developing a severe allergy to steak after a single tick bite. That's the reality for people with alpha-gal syndrome, a rapidly emerging condition linked to lone star ticks and other tick species. As researchers uncover how tick saliva rewires the immune system, health officials warn that hundreds of thousands of Americans may already be living with this unusual red meat allergy.

Russia’s Arctic superdeep oil drill revives debunked ‘infinite oil’ theory

Russia is reviving the controversial abiotic oil theory with plans to drill superdeep holes in the Arctic. While small amounts of abiotic methane exist deep within the Earth, most geologists reject the idea that commercial oil reserves originate from non-biological processes, raising questions about the environmental cost and scientific value of the project.

Code Red from the Galapagos: human drugs and sunscreen are polluting the sea

Millions of visitors swim in the pristine waters of the Galápagos each year, but new research suggests sunscreen chemicals and other human-made pollutants are reaching even the islands' most protected marine habitats. Scientists are calling for urgent monitoring to safeguard one of Earth's most iconic ecosystems.

AI will crack the codes from the Dead Sea Scrolls

Artificial intelligence is opening a new chapter in Dead Sea Scrolls research. By combining machine learning with chemical analysis, scientists hope to uncover where the ancient manuscripts were produced, identify connections between scribes, and reveal hidden patterns across more than 25,000 fragments that have remained unsolved for decades.
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