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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...

Be a humanitarian superhero: park politics

Israel and Hamas agreed to a 12-hour ceasefire in Gaza yesterday, a brief respite from the escalating violence that is testing the capabilities of relief agencies...

Greet, meet, and eat with African asylum seekers in Israel

If you live in south Tel Aviv in the Shapiro neighborhood by the central bus station you might come in contact with an African...

Dune skiing in Saudi Arabia

What's a beach without a shoreline, or a dune perch that overlooks a horizon of...more sand? According to the World Tourism Organization, it's the...

Saving 3,000 year-old dates from Siwa Oasis in Egypt

The people of Siwa Oasis have been growing dates for 3,000 years. And while they cultivate many varieties, three that are native to the desert community are...

My chickens and the Tyrant

“Do you want the chickens in the scene, or out?” I asked the director of the new American TV series Tyrant, being filmed in...

Always wanted to help heal Palestine? Help Mashjar Juthour

Mashjar Juthour is a living museum of what little wild fauna and flora still exist in Area C, a portion of Palestinian territory controlled by Israel, but it's struggling...

40 Iranian hunters make very public stunt over giving up their guns

A local Iranian activist group Tavana is reporting that 40 notorious hunters from Iran have publicly given up the hunt. The stunning display of...

Musical ambassadors for our planet

Is there anything that communicates more effectively than music? It transcends language, with a power unmatched among the Fine Arts to cross boundaries, express and...

Trash selfies to shame Tunisia’s government

Social media has again proved to be a powerful tool in Tunisia, where a group of people started a Facebook page that turns the ubiquitous 'selfie' into an...

Newly discovered Camelopardalis meteor shower

May Camelopardalis is the name given for a newly discovered meteor shower which may or may not dazzle viewers under clear-dark skies. The meteor...

Saudi man’s charity fridge reduces food waste and helps the poor

A charitable man who wishes to remain anonymous recently installed a refrigerator outside of his home in Hail, Saudi Arabia. His neighbors can leave...

Organic farming doesn’t pay off in Gaza

Organic farming is widely thought to be the healthy choice - not only nutritionally but because organic farmers are required (in general) to keep their crops...

3-D print your makeup for a gorgeous carbon footprint!

The $55 billion beauty industry may have been dealt a fatal blow by a brainy Harvard Business School beauty! Inventor Grace Choi has come up...

Syrian refugee children upcycle Jordan’s litter into kites

Syria’s war has killed 150,000 people and forced more than three million from their homes. About a million of these refugees live in Jordan and...

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Drinking Mercury in La Paz uses photography, sound, video and installation to reveal how mercury pollution from gold mining moves through water, ecosystems and people.

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Why pest control needs to adapt to local climate, moisture, building patterns and pest pressure rather than rely on one national treatment plan.

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