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Known as turmos in the Levant, lupine beans - poor folk's food - are a tasty Middle-Eastern snack in need of more recognition. Except in some...

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Bill Gates Seeks Next Generation Condom

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It sounds like a sci-fi B movie, but the problem is real: Super-sized rats infesting Tehran are so huge that a special team of...

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Anti-Tobacco Images Fail to Sway Jordanian Smokers

If new anti-smoking images slapped on Jordan's smokes don't help puffers kick the habit, maybe Jordan should look Down Under for greater motivation: Beginning this...

Fungi Could Clean Pollution, Give Fuel and Food: Egypt Research

Ahmed Abdel Azim and his team at Suez Canal University advance research in mycology (fungi) Its not the first time that Green Prophet covers stories...

Make Meat Your Religion

I grew up eating horsemeat. It was considered a treat –– a Dutch delicacy. Maybe once every four or five months my dad would...

15 surprising ways coffee grounds can make your life better

Coffee can have a secret life beyond your kitchen filter or your Turkish coffee pot. From compost to creative solutions. Give new life to the...

Are Pork-fed “Porkfish” Kosher and Halal?

The European Commission (EC) approved a pork-based feedstock for farm-raised fish.  Next year, your mullet and trout might contain chicken and pork: Horsemeat in burgers,...

Seedy 40 Ton GMO Shipment in Egypt Shrouded in Mystery

A new report published by a non-for-profit organization that promotes crop biotechnology has cast doubt on the status of a 40 ton shipment of...

Food Waste in Rich Countries – The Most Un-Green Act of All

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