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7000 years before Fortnite, multiplayer games were etched onto city walls

Ever thought about those new and interesting board games that are popping up? Like the ancient game Mehen, based on an Egyptian god and the path to enlightenment. As kids get overstimulated from technology and smartphones, a new trend is to get them to play board games.

Play board games like an ancient Egyptian

Play like a prehistoric man or an ancient Egyptian as you fight your way around the board aiming for enlightenment. We've been waiting 5000 years for this.

Zakat is how Muslims pay it forward

Zakat is a form of alms-giving treated in Islam as a religious obligation or tax, which, by Quranic ranking, is next after prayer in importance. As one of the Five Pillars of Islam, zakat is a religious duty for all Muslims who meet the necessary criteria of wealth.

King David tolerated cults in Jerusalem? Archeology reveals religious diversity

Cult worship was largely practiced and even sanctioned in the Holy Land while Jerusalem's Temple stood.

Team Israel and the UAE go leg to leg at the Tour de France in 2020

You risk your life walking on the streets of Israel, but cycling is another matter completely. Death by cycling are commonplace in cities like Tel Aviv where buses and trucks speed out of control and reckless newcomers barely in their teens speed around on electric bikes (really like mopeds) and e-scooters. Still some hopeful cyclists have a dream come true. Israel has qualified for the Tour de France.

Bedouin folk medicine

The Bedouin have an ancient and fascinating history of life hacks. Here is one: crushed scorpion paste for your baby to keep the sting at bay. Recipe inside.

Organic Business Ideas that will Help You Earn More

Before Ecover was my favorite ecological cleaning brand, it was just someone's little idea to change the world one sink of dishes at a time.

3 global reports on climate change we can’t ignore

Three stark reports on the rising carbon emissions and impacts on global temperatures have been released in the last week. The reports lay bare the horrific state of climate breakdown and its impacts across the globe whilst indicating the solutions are available to make possible meeting the goals set out under the Paris agreement. 

New report: American consumers want ‘Save the Planet’ over growing economy

American consumers are more concerned about the planet than steady economic growth, new report. But they are two-faced: they may care, but they don't act accordingly to what they believe. 

How Can Employers Attract More Millennials?

Millenials want jobs with meaning. Can you get them outdoors or promise that their work will contribute to a brighter future? If yes, you can find a way to attract their skills and loyalty.

The power of color in design

The design itself is quite a broad term, right? Design of what? A website? A house? Or just a picture for promoting a specific...

Live Longer With These Eating Habit Secrets

Today, people are living longer than at any other time in the history of the human race. There are many products on the market...

Tips for Home Decoration to Make Rooms Look Spacious

Are you shifting from a closet bed in a tiny house to a more spacious, hopefully ecologically-sound home? If so, make due with less stuff, but make your house look great.

Joggers fight global warming with plogging

Although the blame of rising ocean levels and glaciers melting does not fall on the running community, there are many “runner specific” ways you can help!

11 Essential Oils for every medicine cabinet

Ten essential oils for everyday use - from the kitchen to the bedroom.

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Where to Stay Near the Pitons, From Ladera Resort to the Soufrière Coast

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PeaceTech is the next CleanTech. And we’ve been building it for decades.

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China brings back battery swapping for electric trucks. Remember Shai Agassi and Better Place? We do

CATL is building thousands of battery-swap stations for electric trucks. Can China succeed where Israel's $850 million Better Place experiment failed?

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As winter rains approach the Middle East, scientists warn that PFAS forever chemicals contaminate rainwater worldwide, even in Antarctica.
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