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From mosque to mosque by bike at Tour de Salah eco event

British Muslims went green this past Saturday, as Muslims from all over London took part in a 100 km cycle ride from Mosque to...

Arabs and Jews jump on (surf) board for peace in Tel Aviv

It's known that if you bring people together with a common interest - music, food, or sport - everything else between them (tensions, family feuds,...

Peak passenger pigeon – looking at “Martha” after a century extinct

One hundred years ago on the first of September 1914, a bird named Martha died at the Cincinnati Zoo. She was the last of...

Dare to ride your bike in solidarity with Afghan women?

Are you allowed to ride a bicycle? For Afghan girls and women, that's a no. If they dare, people may throw rocks at them...

Watch ISIS militants take over and burn marijuana fields in Syria

Maybe we'd have a little more tolerance and understanding in this world if ISIS just smoked some of the plants instead. Or maybe the...

Israel fish research to help aquaponics and fish farming?

Zoology researchers Roi Holzman and Victor China at Tel Aviv University weren’t the first to notice that more than 90 percent of fish larvae...

Why Gaza needs hydroponics and aquaponics for food security

The fighting in Gaza has forced farmers and herders to abandon their lands and has paralysed fishing activities, bringing local food production to a...

Two-headed dolphin washes up in Izmir, Turkey

Here's something you don't see every day - a double-headed dolphin! This week the two-headed immature dolphin washed ashore in Turkey, where a sports coach...

Egyptian fertility blessing became dog (star) days of summer curse

As we witness another super-moon and other celestial wonders, we might be reminded of folk tales of werewolves and beliefs that moon phases and...

Humans of Iraq – by Brandon Stanton and the UN

HONY caption: "There were dozens of them and only four of us. They took all my sheep." (Dohuk, Iraq) Humans of New York takes on...

Super moon in the Middle East

This year's lineup of five "supermoons" may put a sky-watcher to sleep. There were the new moons of January and February, followed by one on...

Climate change means unexpected rain increase for Iran and Iraq?

The prospect of climate change sparking food and water shortages in the Middle East is less likely than previously thought, with new research by...

Ditch your razor or sugar wax instead?

Personal grooming can be murderous! That's the takeaway message of a two-century-old crime and modern women are taking note, inciting others to join their cause...

See the haunting Rose of Jericho unfold in perfect form

The Rose of Jericho (in this case Latin name Selaginella lepidophylla) is a type of desert moss found in Israel and Jordan which has...

How girls can go wild on bikes – penny in your pants hack, and more tips

We're all over bicycles as the best green alternative to getting you where you want to go.  News about bike-messenger schemes in Beirut, dedicated bike...

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AIR ONE electric flying car is getting closer to your garage

Israeli eVTOL startup AIR has moved beyond prototypes, with a new Florida production facility, eight aircraft in production and about $50 million raised. How close is AIR ONE to your garage?

Stardust’s solar geoengineered $10 billion plan to blot out the sun

Israeli-American startup Stardust Solutions has raised $75 million to develop technology that could cool the Earth by reflecting sunlight. Is solar geoengineering becoming a real industry? Or could it be a new threat?

Mantle8 takes its natural hydrogen hunt from the Pyrenees to Dubai

Mantle8 is taking its hunt for naturally occurring hydrogen from beneath the Pyrenees to the Middle East, opening a Dubai hub after raising €31 million. But finding hydrogen underground is one thing; proving it can be produced cheaply and at scale is another.

Does Starbucks use lab-grown milk? Here’s what we found

Does Starbucks use lab-grown milk? Starbucks tested precision-fermented milk from Perfect Day in 2021, but is it hiding in your latte today?

Alien chemistry crashed through a roof in New Jersey

meteorite crashed through a New Jersey roof carrying ancient salts, organic compounds and amino acids. After a few too many visits to Ontario’s Crystal Cave — and my own mysterious fireball in the forest — I have questions about the alien chemistry falling around us.

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AIR ONE electric flying car is getting closer to your garage

Israeli eVTOL startup AIR has moved beyond prototypes, with a new Florida production facility, eight aircraft in production and about $50 million raised. How close is AIR ONE to your garage?

Stardust’s solar geoengineered $10 billion plan to blot out the sun

Israeli-American startup Stardust Solutions has raised $75 million to develop technology that could cool the Earth by reflecting sunlight. Is solar geoengineering becoming a real industry? Or could it be a new threat?

Mantle8 takes its natural hydrogen hunt from the Pyrenees to Dubai

Mantle8 is taking its hunt for naturally occurring hydrogen from beneath the Pyrenees to the Middle East, opening a Dubai hub after raising €31 million. But finding hydrogen underground is one thing; proving it can be produced cheaply and at scale is another.

Does Starbucks use lab-grown milk? Here’s what we found

Does Starbucks use lab-grown milk? Starbucks tested precision-fermented milk from Perfect Day in 2021, but is it hiding in your latte today?

Alien chemistry crashed through a roof in New Jersey

meteorite crashed through a New Jersey roof carrying ancient salts, organic compounds and amino acids. After a few too many visits to Ontario’s Crystal Cave — and my own mysterious fireball in the forest — I have questions about the alien chemistry falling around us.

Adidas wanted to sell one shoe. Then it stepped into a global culture war

Adidas Israel featured amputee runner Shalev Biton in its Single Shoe campaign, designed to let people who need only one shoe buy one instead of a pair. The local campaign has since sparked international boycott calls and an apology from Adidas.

Scientists make lead-free perovskite solar cells that can weather the elements

Scientists have developed a “raincoat” for lead-free tin perovskite solar cells, helping them withstand air, moisture and heat while maintaining high efficiency.

Europe’s mountain plants are paying off an extinction debt

Europe’s mountaintops may look richer in plant life, but rising species numbers are masking the disappearance of alpine specialists as temperatures climb.
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