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Is the Middle East Buying into Disastrous Biofuels?

The Jatropha plant may produce bio-diesel for cars but, like other biofuels, it also leads to a rise in food prices due to competition...

AIDS from Baby Gaga breastmilk ice cream?

Lady Gaga inspired an ice-cream made from human milk. Could the treat carry health risks? A London ice cream parlor made headlines recently for producing...

Eat The Whole Animal: Lamb’s testicles and hog balls

One testicle or two? Waste not, want not. It's all good meat. Affluent societies view an animal as so many fillets. But meat-eaters in traditional...

D.C. To Get A Kosher Delivery Truck From Top Chef Spike Mendelsohn

Top Chef Spike Mendelsohn, bemoaning the lack of decent kosher food in Washington D.C., will start a delivery truck. This is him sharing a...

Eco-Sexy Nutrition: An Apple a Day Increases Lifespan by 10%

Apples have long been hailed as a pop culture super food and aphrodisiac. Nutritious and delicious, apples now have more promising benefits to impart: increasing...

Miswak is Nature’s Twiggy Toothbrush

Ever brush your teeth with a stick from a tree? This brother shows how it's done Twigs for oral hygiene may seem like a curious...

Green Deeds: Don’t Waste Food, Man (10 Tips)

Green Prophet presents an 10-Step Action Plan to avoid wasting food; follow-up the 3R-Principle: Reduce, Recycle, Reuse. Part of the Green Deeds series.

Quick Leafy Crops For The Urban Garden

Spring is just around the corner - time to prepare your balcony or window box  for crops of leafy greens City folk with just a...

Going Green In Your Home

Potted plants, green cleaning products and ventilation are part of your "green" indoors. In the last thirty years, there has been a lot discussion about...

Israeli Study: Smog Bad For Wall Street

Two Israeli researchers have discovered a link between air pollution and stock returns. Days with poor air quality may be hurting more than merely your...

RECIPE: Potato Salad with Fresh Fava Beans

Those fat, ungainly-looking pods conceal a fleeting vegetable delicacy: fresh fava beans. Maybe it's a good thing that the season for them is so short - it makes the work of peeling the beans worthwhile.

Who’s Watching Baby’s Food? Plea Bargain in Infant Formula Scandal

The death of helpless newborns makes us wonder about the quality of all manufactured foods. Haaretz reports that the Israeli court accepted a plea...

Make a cheesy, warm artichoke dip as an alternative to hummus

Spiky artichokes and bristly cardoons, to be exact. If you're looking to enrich your menus with less meat and more vegetarian food, take advantage of these thorny vegetables while they're still in season.

Wikileaks, Bahrain and Saudi: Concerns over Rising Food Prices Spread

Bahrain, which saw deadly protest this month, is eager to control the price of food according to Wikileaks Rising food prices have been at the...

Arab Protests Affect World Food Prices

You probably won’t be surprised to learn that rising oil prices is at the heart of the reason why the protest are driving up food prices.  As Tafline Laylin wrote earlier today, the price of oil has risen 6% to $95.39 per barrel following the turbulence in the MENA region.  This is apparently a six-year high.

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Portable Aesthetics And The Shift Toward More Flexible Treatment Models

Portable devices: reduce the footprint of large clinics, lower energy and space requirements, help small entrepreneurs start businesses with less capital, and bring services closer to clients.

Why I Killed My TV Instagram TikTok and YouTube

As much as I come to hate her constant TV use, I found myself trapped in my computer. Futilely I'd play League of Legends on my computer to have something in common with her and to feel a false sense of accomplishment, but the social toxicity only fed into my growing reactivity.

Do you have microplastics in your sperm?

Biohacker finds a way to remove microplastics from his sperm

Sperm Motility Testing at Home: What the Numbers Mean and How the Kits Work

Bryan Johnson is biohacking his body so he can live forever. He tests his sperm motility regularly and uses saunas to remove microplastics from his sperm.

Is Qatar paying UNESCO to turn a blind eye on the Seychelles?

Is UNESCO being paid off by Qatar so it can own a private airstrip in a strategic location in the Seychelles?

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Portable Aesthetics And The Shift Toward More Flexible Treatment Models

Portable devices: reduce the footprint of large clinics, lower energy and space requirements, help small entrepreneurs start businesses with less capital, and bring services closer to clients.

Why I Killed My TV Instagram TikTok and YouTube

As much as I come to hate her constant TV use, I found myself trapped in my computer. Futilely I'd play League of Legends on my computer to have something in common with her and to feel a false sense of accomplishment, but the social toxicity only fed into my growing reactivity.

Do you have microplastics in your sperm?

Biohacker finds a way to remove microplastics from his sperm

Sperm Motility Testing at Home: What the Numbers Mean and How the Kits Work

Bryan Johnson is biohacking his body so he can live forever. He tests his sperm motility regularly and uses saunas to remove microplastics from his sperm.

Is Qatar paying UNESCO to turn a blind eye on the Seychelles?

Is UNESCO being paid off by Qatar so it can own a private airstrip in a strategic location in the Seychelles?

Iron age folks made tools from dead peoples’ bones

Scientists have uncovered evidence of an Iron Age funerary tradition involving the deliberate removal of human brains and the fashioning of long bones into sharp tools.

Who Owns the Farm Robot? A State of Jefferson Startup Takes on Carbon Robotics

In California's self-proclaimed State of Jefferson, a small agricultural technology company is challenging the dominant laser-weeding business model. Laudando & Associates believes farmers should own and repair their AI-powered weeding tools rather than pay ongoing subscription fees. The approach has put the company on a collision course with industry leader Carbon Robotics, sparking a patent dispute that has pushed the Jefferson startup toward overseas markets while raising broader questions about ownership, right-to-repair, and the future of farm automation.

Etihad offers free travel insurance to any visitor to the UAE

Talk about a way to woo your visitors. Etihad, the UAE's national carrier has decided to offer free travel insurance to visitors heading to the UAE.
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