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How Islamic-era agriculture points way to sustainable farming methods

Despite their initial success, early Islamic P&B agricultural systems in Israel were largely abandoned after the Crusader conquest and, surprisingly, were not reestablished. However, these traditional systems found renewed application in regions such as Iran, Algeria, the Gaza Strip, and parts of Iberia since the Middle Ages, where they continue to support agriculture in marginal environments.

Pathogens are thriving in the plastisphere

This Nature article gives a complete overview on what we know about the plastisphere. And there is a new worry: nanoplastics.

Transform Your Restaurant with Eco- Friendly Food Packaging: The Benefits of Going Compostable

Transitioning operations takes some tweaks in the short term, but working with an experienced supplier makes the process easier. Green Paper Products has years of experience helping the food industry switch over to certified compostable products.

Yemen rebranding as the home of honey

Yemen gets a week long honey festival to celebrate its bees and unique varieties of honey.

Top 10 Pay Packages for American CEOs

How do you profit from this? Use it as a benchmark of honesty. When a company says in bold print, “we value our employees” and then pays its CEO a gross amount for non-performance and pays employees a living wage, you can understand the limits of his/her words.

Turkish garbage collectors open library with rescued books

Garbage collectors in Ankara have turned an abandoned brick factory into a community library full of discarded books.

Meet Vita Sapien’s founder Guy Lane

Vita is very different from the normal sort of religion we are familiar with as it doesn't hold a position on the existence of God/s or an eternal soul. Instead, it is a nature-based religion devoted to our Living Planet.

6 Sustainable Bedroom Hacks for Better Sleep 

Sustainable sleeping and an eco bedroom.

Saudi Arabia hosts World Environment Day, un unlikely choice

If I look at the track record of Saudi Arabia with its production and manipulation of cost of fossil fuels by Saudi Aramco and its apparent lack of awareness for sustainable development, it would make more sense to choose a country like Israel to host World Environment Day.

A sustainable nights sleep

This story is about eco mattresses and the benefit of buying one. It also is about the environmental impact mattress production and disposal has on the environment

10 ways to lower your personal carbon footprint

10 ways to lower your personal carbon footprint

Bedouin Traditions to bring back a sustainable community with Project Wadi Attir

This story is about my experience at Project Wadi Attir and background on what the project does.

Jaffa’s home-roasted coffee and music curated at Ada Hanina Cafe

This story is about Ada Hanina Cafe in Jaffa and its owner Tomer. Tomer wanted to blend good coffee and music to create the best cafe experience for his community.

Recycling in Tel Aviv

Growing up in America, recycling has always been a well-known concept that everyone knows to do. Whether Americans participate in it or not, it can be found everywhere. Back home, we have two trash cans: garbage and recycling.

Cow dung for biomaterials

Cow dung could be used to create a next generation sustainable material, according to a new report.

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Why I Killed My TV Instagram TikTok and YouTube

As much as I come to hate her constant TV use, I found myself trapped in my computer. Futilely I'd play League of Legends on my computer to have something in common with her and to feel a false sense of accomplishment, but the social toxicity only fed into my growing reactivity.

Do you have microplastics in your sperm?

Biohacker finds a way to remove microplastics from his sperm

Sperm Motility Testing at Home: What the Numbers Mean and How the Kits Work

Bryan Johnson is biohacking his body so he can live forever. He tests his sperm motility regularly and uses saunas to remove microplastics from his sperm.

Is Qatar paying UNESCO to turn a blind eye on the Seychelles?

Is UNESCO being paid off by Qatar so it can own a private airstrip in a strategic location in the Seychelles?

Iron age folks made tools from dead peoples’ bones

Scientists have uncovered evidence of an Iron Age funerary tradition involving the deliberate removal of human brains and the fashioning of long bones into sharp tools.

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Why I Killed My TV Instagram TikTok and YouTube

As much as I come to hate her constant TV use, I found myself trapped in my computer. Futilely I'd play League of Legends on my computer to have something in common with her and to feel a false sense of accomplishment, but the social toxicity only fed into my growing reactivity.

Do you have microplastics in your sperm?

Biohacker finds a way to remove microplastics from his sperm

Sperm Motility Testing at Home: What the Numbers Mean and How the Kits Work

Bryan Johnson is biohacking his body so he can live forever. He tests his sperm motility regularly and uses saunas to remove microplastics from his sperm.

Is Qatar paying UNESCO to turn a blind eye on the Seychelles?

Is UNESCO being paid off by Qatar so it can own a private airstrip in a strategic location in the Seychelles?

Iron age folks made tools from dead peoples’ bones

Scientists have uncovered evidence of an Iron Age funerary tradition involving the deliberate removal of human brains and the fashioning of long bones into sharp tools.

Who Owns the Farm Robot? A State of Jefferson Startup Takes on Carbon Robotics

In California's self-proclaimed State of Jefferson, a small agricultural technology company is challenging the dominant laser-weeding business model. Laudando & Associates believes farmers should own and repair their AI-powered weeding tools rather than pay ongoing subscription fees. The approach has put the company on a collision course with industry leader Carbon Robotics, sparking a patent dispute that has pushed the Jefferson startup toward overseas markets while raising broader questions about ownership, right-to-repair, and the future of farm automation.

Etihad offers free travel insurance to any visitor to the UAE

Talk about a way to woo your visitors. Etihad, the UAE's national carrier has decided to offer free travel insurance to visitors heading to the UAE.

Weston Higginbotham’s Funeral Set for June 17 as Family and Friends Honor Environmentalist

The family of environmentalist and eco-engineer in training, James "Weston" Higginbotham will gather with friends, classmates, and supporters on June 17 in Birmingham, Alabama, to celebrate the life of the Auburn University student whose death in a Kyoto forest in Japan touched people around the world.
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