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Marine ecosystems in danger: what is deep sea mining?

The dangers of deep-sea mining and why it is important for a moratorium.

The EU’s new Deforestation Regulation is a Game-Changer

Forest bathing is a kind of therapy called for in some cultures like Japan. It can help you communicate better with people. All the more reason to protect this vast natural resource with policy and deforestation regulation.

Eco solutions against cockroaches

This story is about how to handle cockroaches and other pests that won't hurt the environment. Typical pesticides are harmful to the environment and damaging to human health. It is important to learn how to handle these situations that is best for the environment.

Deep sea mining and what’s at risk

Greenpeace is calling leaked undercover footage of wastewater pouring into the Pacific ocean during deep sea mining tests “damning”. The undercover footage shown above of the latest deep sea mining tests in the Pacific Ocean shows wastewater being dumped by Canadian miner The Metals Company at the ocean surface, with unknown toxicity and ecological impacts.

The ultimate hummus recipe

Got a yen for the food of strong men? It's so easy to just bop down to the corner falafel stand and pick up a...

How fungi is restoring a broken island

Invasive palms and WWII damaged an island paradise. Could fungi help to restore it?

Bloomsday, James Joyce and the poetry in climate change

A poetic look at climate change, drought and a celebrated Irish poet, James Joyce.

China is using satellites to protect nature

China is using satellites to protect nature. But why so secretive?

The toxicity of recycled plastics

A new report from Greenpeace shows the toxicity of recycled plastics

10 Reasons Why Cremation is Good for the Planet

There are many ways you can return to the earth, each with its benefits and drawbacks. To help you decide read the reasons why cremation is good for the planet. 

Coral reefs are losing oxygen: what this means for our seas

Climate change is heating our seas so less oxygen can be absorbed. What does this mean for reef health? Chinese and Israeli researchers give data for policy makers.

Frequency Electronics reveals a better clock

Frequency Electronics makes clocks for time in space. Each tradition, religion and space seems to have its own sense of time.

The teaching tree offers a Saudi view on Mother Nature

Multidisciplinary artist Muhannad Shono has been selected to represent Saudi Arabia at Biennale Arte 2022 in Venice with his installation, The Teaching Tree

Two tons of microplastics on Israel’s Mediterranean Sea coast

A new study shows that the Israeli part of the Levantine coastline of the Mediterranean Sea is contaminated with over two tons of micro-plastics

These worms eat plastic

Insect larvae are eating plastic. The secret is in their saliva. Try your own real experiments at home with plastics you find.

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The Christ’s thorn (sidr tree) is also a well-known folk medicine

Christ’s thorn jujube (Ziziphus spina-christi) also known as the sidr tree is a real, identifiable tree native to the Middle East, and it appears—directly or indirectly—in Islam, Judaism, and later Christian tradition. The connections between the three faiths are not theological agreements but overlapping uses, names, and symbolic associations rooted in the same landscape.

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Farm To Table Israel is transforming the traditional dining experience into a hands-on journey.

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In Islamic tradition, there is a point where creation ends — a boundary that marks the limit of what any created being can reach. That boundary is called Sidrat al-Muntahā, often translated as “the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary.”

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Air Tea is a new technology. Instead of drinking tea, you inhale herbal vapor through warm air extraction. There is no water and no combustion. The warm air releases essential oils that are often lost in hot water and digestion.

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