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Deadly MERS virus spreading fast out of Saudi Arabia, raising panic before Hajj

Deadly and debilitating viruses are no strangers to the Middle East; especially following the discovery of a SARS-like mystery virus in Saudi Arabia back...

Pomegranates and oranges take this cake! A recipe

Coming up on my fourth year of taste-testing my way through Jordan - where the seasonal foods of the Levant pack a triple punch of...

3-D technology gives birth to lab-grown vaginas

Dubious developments allow us to print 3-D guns, grow “hamburgers” in a petri dish, and design environmentally responsive haute couture. Now a new application of technology radically transforms the...

No plastics safe? Industry hides frightening evidence on BPA-free baby bottles

A new investigation by Mother Jones magazine revealed that chemicals used to replace controversial plastic additive bisphenol-A - commonly called BPA - may be...

Is your honey real or fake? Take the test to see if it’s 100% pure honey

Is your honey real or fake? Take the test

Daylight saving time linked to heart attacks

Losing a single hour of sleep when we switching over to daylight saving time raises the risk of heart attack the following Monday by...

Foraged wild greens and fatayer turnovers recipe

In the Galilee's Arab, Jewish, and Druze communities, life has a rural rhythm, slower than in big towns. You  can tell that people like...

The hazards of single serving coffee pods

Espresso machine single serving coffee pods - those fairly newfangled units of specialty grinds - let you be your own barrista.  Pop one in...

Roasted Romanesco broccoli pasta – the ultimate Recipe

It looks like aliens took over the broccoli patch, doesn't it?  Romanesco broccoli is a unique vegetable that looks like a cauliflower gone crazy...

Making your own organic butter at home is ridiculously easy

For Israelis, butter has mysteriously disappeared from being an open market product. We gather it's a mix of climate change and the fact that...

The anti-fat fatwa is not a joke for buffet lovers in Saudi Arabia

Saudi cleric Saleh al Fawzan has decided that all-you-can-eat buffets are against Sharia (Islamic) law, unappetizing news for Muslims devoted to bargain dining deals! Last...

Is fruit juice shortening your life?

Ah...a cold glass of orange juice, first thing in the morning. Gives you energy, vitamin C and zest to start the day. Right? Is...

Tel Aviv hosts first-for-world Vegan Congress, without the blood

Veganism has gone viral in Israel - the number of devotees doubling in the past two years!  With over 2% of the population off...

Open Restaurants is the new Open Houses of Tel Aviv

In a world premiere last week, Israel launches open kitchen workshops, giving insiders and everyday folk a fly-on-the-wall experience in some of Tel Aviv’s...

Enzootic makes male prawn fish farming a greener business

There are evolutionary reasons why Tarzan is bigger than Jane. Most males of any species –– birds, bugs and prawns included –– grow bigger...

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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

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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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