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Going organic in the Land of Milk & Honey

As I strolled through the aisles of a large supermarket chain recently, I was overwhelmed by the quantity of mass-produced, industrialized food products lining...

Pope Francis scooped on climate change doctrine!

Pope Francis has penned an official text on the environment, the product of a year's worth of writing. Yesterday, an Italian news site leaked an...

First-ever interfaith “Eco Slam” happening tonight in Jerusalem!

An inaugural Interfaith Eco Slam is happening in Nachla'ot, Jerusalem tonight, hosted by the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development (ICSD) and Rabbi Yonatan Neril. Get...

36 golden retrievers rescued from Istanbul streets

Feral dogs are commonplace in Istanbul, but a sharp-eyed American noticed a particular surge in the number of pedigreed golden retrievers on the streets....

Palestinian rappers tackle MidEast sexism

"I am the dishes, the ironing, I am everything, I am nothing. But remind me: Who are you?" So plays the hook of a new feminist...

Abu Dhabi shoppers planting and painting at the mall

In the large atrium of Al Wahda Mall in Abu Dhabi, parents, children, staff and tourists are just some of the shoppers that can...

Sustainable and safe fun at sea

With the weather heating up more people are going to be heading to the sea for a big cool down. Boating, jetskiing, sailing, paragliding...

5 minutes will sell you on a Middle East visit!

Travel to the Middle East has never been a better deal than now - in terms of economics (deep-discounted hotels and holiday packages), weather...

‘Arabian Ark’ is saving UAE wildlife from extinction

Oryx, giraffes and cheetahs - species once facing regional extinction - are making a robust reappearance on a desert island off the coast of...

Caveman found living in Jordan mountains!

For the past two decades a 70-year old man lived in a cave in northern Jordan, alone with no water or power or reliable...

Rolls Royce Phantom joins Abu Dhabi police fleet

Abu Dhabi police unveiled their latest acquisition cop car, a Rolls Royce Phantom tricked out in purple and white, the colors of the state...

Smoked out ants!

Young men in United Arab Emirates have jumped on a bizarre, and weirdly "green" addiction, passing on cigarettes and sheesha to smoking dead ants to get high. They...

Omani fishermen catch cattle from sunken ship

A cargo ship bound for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with about 350 cattle on board sank off the south coast of Oman mid-afternoon...

3D-printing with living organisms – snack of tomorrow?

Food designer Chloé Rutzerveld has developed a concept for 3D-printed snacks that sprout plants and mushrooms from edible soil housed within a pastry or...

100% edible coffee cups; tasty, eco-friendly, and straight to your hips

Who says you can't have your cup and eat it too? The maker of those chicken-like products sworn to be "finger-lickin' good" is testing...

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Elkhorn kernals planted to restore reef diversity

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