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Jordan’s Environmentalists Seek Seat at Government Table

Jordan's activists have officially petitioned to re-establish the country’s "green party", according to human rights activist Ghandi Abu Sharar, who was also a founding...

Consider Hand Washing Your Dishes as Turks Find Toxins in Kitchens

Blue cheese, yogurt, and yeasty breads are delectable byproducts of fungi, a kingdom of naturally occurring organisms distinct from animals, plants and bacteria.  Fungi...

RECIPE: Rice With Noodles – A Middle-Eastern Favorite

Rice is the standard "background" dish in many Middle Eastern menus. It's often cooked quite plain, as a foil to the intense colors and...

Eatwith, The Airbnb for Foodies

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Heaviest Man in Saudi Gets Royal Treatment

Saudi Arabian King Abdullah has intervened to help save the life of his largest subject, ordering Khalid bin Mohsen to be specially transported from...

Turmeric Heals The Way Drugs Do, Only Better

There are two good reasons for cooking with turmeric. The first one is that the spice's attractive yellow color and pungent flavor satisfy the...

Watermelon and Feta Are an Odd Couple

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Deadly Middle East Coronavirus May Come from Camels

Researchers eager to trace the source of a deadly coronavirus that has spread to various countries in the Middle East and beyond have found...

Exodus from Syria Casts Dark Shadow on Muslim Holiday

The day that the month long fast called Ramadan ends is normally a joyous occasion for Muslims across the globe, but this year, with...

$325,000 Fake Beef Burgers Grown in a Lab & Coming to a BBQ Near You!

Green Prophet’s told you about fish reared on pork products and Jordanian cows banned because of lumpy skin, but this story about beef burgers...

Eating tabouleh with Druze in the Galilee

Fourteen picturesque Druze communities huddle in the shelter of Israel's Galilee mountains. Although they flow freely in and out of Israeli society, the Druze...

Dubai’s Outdoor Workers Get Solar-Powered Cooling Hats!

Employers in Gulf countries often come under fire for making their employees work during hot summer days, when temperatures regularly hit the 40°C or...

“Spit” Samples Indicate that Cell Phones Damage DNA

Scientists have long been worried about the possible harmful effects of regular cellular phone use, but so far no study has managed to produce...

3 Frozen Watermelon Desserts

Summertime is watermelon time, and time to enjoy the pleasant contrast between the fruit's hot red color and cool sweetness. Mark Bittman of the...

Watch out for Lumpy Skin Disease as UAE Bans Jordan’s Cows

The United Arab Emirates has imposed a temporary ban on imports of live cattle, their non-processed skins and all beef derivatives originating from the...

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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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