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Ebola and The Hajj to Mecca?

The Ebola virus, already said to be virtually out of control in west Africa, may also be threatening Saudi Arabia and other parts of the Middle East.

Shmita and surviving a year in Israel without starving as the land rests

Shmita is a Jewish way to let the land rest once every 7 years. For Jewish Israelis it's a deeply spiritual practice. Some may...

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...

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...

The anti-fat fatwa is not a joke for buffet lovers in Saudi Arabia

Saudi cleric Saleh al Fawzan has decided that all-you-can-eat buffets are against Sharia (Islamic) law, unappetizing news for Muslims devoted to bargain dining deals! Last...

Fatwa saves tigers! Hunting rare creatures, dear Muslims, is now Haram

Could a fatwa, a religious Muslim order, save a tiger? Watch and see, because the Indonesian Council of Clerics (ICC), the country's highest Islamic...

DIY chocolate fruit-nut clusters for Purim baskets

The Jewish holiday of Purim 2018 begins this coming Wednesday night, the 28th of February, and continues through Thursday the 29th. In Jerusalem and other...

Holy Green Monday for Lent! A planet-friendly Cyprus tradition

Last Monday, Orthodox Christians across the Middle East kicked off the 40-day Lenten season with a wonderful food-based tradition called Green Monday, when folks...

Breastfeeding by law, in Abu Dhabi

According to Islam, being breastfed is a right for all children. Now Abu Dhabi has passed a clause in their Child Rights law that...

Teaching Tu B’Shevat in classrooms without borders

For many years Hebrew schools in North America barely related to the Jewish holiday of Tu B'shevat, New Year for the Trees. When I...

Why this rare 2000 year old snail dyed fabric is sacred for the Jews

See the images: These very rare textiles were found in the Wadi Murabba'at caves south of Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered....

Hidden secrets of Techelet holy blue dye discovered in Israel

For more than 3000 years, Jews dreamed of recovering a lost blue dye called techelet.  Using clues laid down over 100 years ago by...

London church unveils temporary replica of Bethlehem’s “separation wall” [video]

Too many people have an idealized picture in their head of what Bethlehem looks like today, but St. James Church in central London aims...

Polygamous foreigners can glean from Turkey’s one wife law

Polygamous Arab men who buy property in Turkey must choose just one of their brides to carry over the threshold; polygamy isn't legal in...

Saudis Show “Love” Using Car Art Bumper Stickers, With a Twist

Hand-holding, smooches and inter-gender chitchat between strangers are prohibited in Saudi Arabia, as are all public demonstrations of amor.  So passionate Saudis stymied by...

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Zentera responds to questions about ZQ wool, animal welfare, regenerative farming, ethical fashion and the fallout from PETA's New Zealand investigation.

The Ocean’s Hidden ‘Dark Web’ Is Being Fished Before Scientists Understand It

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Barnacle glue could fix coral reefs, inspire new advances in building and medicine

Aalto University researchers create a protein-based adhesive inspired by barnacles and mussels that works underwater and could aid coral reef restoration.

Jaakko Torvinen finds that the next green building revolution is misfit trees

Crooked, forked and curved trees are often treated as second-class timber. They are considered less valuable, and not suitable for load bearing walls or support systems in building. If a tree trunk is not straight enough to become a saw log, it is frequently diverted into pulp production or burned for energy. Now, new research from Aalto University could help change that.

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HelloFresh’s pride prepping ad raises a bigger question: we are we still outsourcing dinner?

The backlash against HelloFresh's Pride Month marketing campaign has sparked a wider conversation about food, labor, sustainability, and whether consumers should reconnect with local farmers, butchers, and home gardens instead of relying on subscription meal kits.

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Zentera responds to questions about ZQ wool, animal welfare, regenerative farming, ethical fashion and the fallout from PETA's New Zealand investigation.

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Barnacle glue could fix coral reefs, inspire new advances in building and medicine

Aalto University researchers create a protein-based adhesive inspired by barnacles and mussels that works underwater and could aid coral reef restoration.

Jaakko Torvinen finds that the next green building revolution is misfit trees

Crooked, forked and curved trees are often treated as second-class timber. They are considered less valuable, and not suitable for load bearing walls or support systems in building. If a tree trunk is not straight enough to become a saw log, it is frequently diverted into pulp production or burned for energy. Now, new research from Aalto University could help change that.

Black fathers live longer than non-fathers, new study

Researchers found that fatherhood was associated with lower rates of early death among Black men, while early fatherhood was linked to poorer long-term health outcomes.

Dan Zaslavsky’s energy tower dream is rising again in Iran and China

The Energy Tower idea never made the leap from drawings and engineering studies to full-scale construction. But nearly two decades after most people stopped talking about it, the concept is quietly evolving in two unexpected places: China and Iran. The concept let dreamers dream and doers do - figuring out more pleasing designs and engineering.

A visit to Amirim, Israel’s first all-vegetarian village in the Galilee

Just 15 kilometers from Tzfat there is a moshav that was founded in the late 50s that was ideologically influenced by organic, vegetarian and vegan principles. My hostess at Ohn-Bar, the tzimmer where I stayed, explained that the people of Amirim were among the pioneers of Israel’s strong vegetarian movement.
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