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Hot Air Ballooning over Turkey’s Cappadoccia

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Souk Jara is Amman’s Favorite Flea Market

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A Sustainable Postcard from Turkey: You’ll Wish You Were Here

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How to Ward Off the Evil Eye

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Egypt Makes Recycling A Priority

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Share Beirut is TED-style Creativity Conference for Lebanon

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Human Anti-Bacterial Drug to Help Coral Fight the White Plague

There is a losing battle in saving coral reefs worldwide, but a drug made for humans might be able to help corals fight...

We’d Need Five Worlds to Live Like the United Arab Emirates

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What Can Islam Do For The Environment?

What can Islam do for the environment? That's a question I have been asking myself for some years now and, in all honestly, I...

Date rape straw can taste GHB

Chemists at the Tel Aviv University have invented a device with a sensor that changes colors instantly when popped into a spiked drink.

Learn Efficiently While You Sleep?

Cram for your exams while taking a cat nap? This Israeli study says you might be able to learn while you are asleep. Is sleep...

Dubai Bribes Recyclers With iPads and Cash

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Egypt’s Electricity Suppliers Struggle to Meet Demand

On August 9th an electrical power outage hit people in parts of Cairo.  This happened only ten days after India's massive blackout grew to...

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From trekking fees in Nepal and wildlife conservancies in Kenya to visitor limits in Patagonia and strict Arctic rules in Svalbard, responsible adventure travel can help fund conservation, protect habitats, and create sustainable income for local communities.

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How Responsible Tourism Could Help Protect the World’s Last Wild Places

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From trekking fees in Nepal and wildlife conservancies in Kenya to visitor limits in Patagonia and strict Arctic rules in Svalbard, responsible adventure travel can help fund conservation, protect habitats, and create sustainable income for local communities.

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The event will livestream eclipse views from Iceland and northern Spain, where the eclipse will be total, while the 35-member International Space Orchestra, made up of astronauts, scientists, engineers, and researchers—performs a new orchestral interpretation of Voyager by PJ Harvey.

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