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Israel and Jordan sign deal to save the Dead Sea

Israel and Jordan have signed a historic deal to press ahead with a plan to save the Dead Sea. The ‘Red-Dead’ project will build a...

Documentary on Iran’s first surfer makes waves for women!

There’s been a revolution in Iran, and we’re not talking about the one that resulted in overthrowing the Shah in 1979! The latest one...

Jordan’s eco park helps the country go green!

It might not have the archaeological marvels of Petra or the adventure of Wadi Rum, but a two-hour drive from Amman’s dusty streets, you’ll...

Saudi prince loves poaching

Nearly a year on, the Sindh High Court has revoked a federal notification that allowed issuance of permits to Arab dignitaries for hunting endangered species

Global warming expert fine tunes weather predictions

The night before the Israel Defense Forces' 1976 mission rescuing over 200 hostages from hijackers in Entebbe, Uganda, Tel Aviv University's Prof. Pinhas Alpert,...

A million mummies unearthed in Egypt – can you dig it?

Maybe you've heard of the Million Man March? Or the Million Mom March?  Or last year's Million Muslim March? Brace yourself for a macabre...

Project Pressure captures Iran’s melting glaciers (PHOTOS)

Project Pressure has created the first open source glacier archive, recording the environmental impact of climate change by documenting the world’s changing glaciers. Danish photographer Klaus Thymann...

Israeli surfer’s make circle for Doc Paskowitz, the man who brought surfing to the Middle East

Dr. Dorian Paskowitz was a Jewish physician and an unconventional guy from the United States who raised his large family in a trailer and who brought surfing to the Middle East.

Cyclone Nilofar is Oman’s new meteorological nemesis

Although the tropical cyclone Nilofar has been veering away from Oman's coast downwind towards Pakistan and India, it had inundated the infrastructure of several...

How freak algae blooms can solve climate change

Weird, wonderful and sometimes toxic algae blooms at sea attract attention. But algal blooms, known as harmful algal blooms or HABS, can actually be...

Socotra Island dragon trees from Yemen bleed when cut

Dragon trees in the background, Yemen The Latin name of the endangered Socotra dragon tree or dragon blood tree is Dracaena cinnabari and it is native to the Socotra archipelago of islands in Yemen in the Indian Ocean. It is called a dragon tree due to the red sap that the trees produce.

Europeans try to save storks, then this happens over Lebanon (warning graphic images)

There is no fighting chance for migratory birds when they fly over Lebanon: Hunting laws may be in place in the Middle East, but...

Walk like an Egyptian using Google Street View

If you’re familiar with Google Street View, you might have used it to see the Burj Khalifa up close and personal or spanned the...

Google Street View uses camels to map UAE’s Liwa Desert

Google, bastion of cool-tech, has gone Throwback Thursday in a major way - resorting to camels to capture its latest addition to Google Maps....

Suez Canal and the military problem

The creation of the man-made Suez Canal that links the Red Sea to the Mediterranean has made it easier to ship goods from Asia...

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Canada’s healthcare became the world’s digital health laboratory. Now Europe is taking notice

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Ancient Jewish New Year for Animals revived with global campaign against factory farming

Jewish Vegan Life has launched a global campaign celebrating the New Year for Animals, with synchronized events in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Montreal and Jerusalem, alongside an international livestream on August 9 featuring partners including Mercy for Animals, The Good Food Institute and Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary.

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Canada's healthcare system may be under pressure, but its decades-long experience with digital transformation is becoming a model for Europe and beyond. In an interview with Nordic's Alison MacDonald, Green Prophet explores why successful AI in healthcare depends less on software than on empowering clinicians, improving workflows and building resilient systems.

Jewish Climate Network founded so innovators don’t leave their identity at the door

Rather than retreating from climate change work, the Jewish Climate Trust organization has backed a new initiative designed to strengthen both climate action and Jewish community.

The Hidden Components Powering the Renewable Energy Revolution

A rooftop solar system looks simple: panels, an inverter, a battery and a few cables. But beneath that simplicity lies a bill of materials thousands of lines long, where tiny current sensors, magnetic cores, gate drivers, capacitors and connectors quietly determine efficiency, safety and lifespan. These overlooked components—not the solar panels themselves—are why today's residential solar systems are smaller, smarter and far more reliable than those of a decade ago.

Teen Farmerettes were Canada’s answer to Victory Gardens during wartime food shortages

It is a wake-up call to teen girls on TikTok planning their next Coachella outfit or trip to Sephora: During the Second World War, thousands of young men left family farms to enlist, but the crops still needed planting and harvesting. Ontario's government answered by recruiting high school girls, from ages 16 to 18, to spend parts of spring, summer and fall to fill in for the labor shortage. 

The Early Believers: Investors Who Backed SpaceX Long Before Its Record IPO

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From eco city experiment to global clean energy giant: How Masdar became the UAE’s renewable energy powerhouse

Masdar began as an ambitious eco city in the Abu Dhabi desert. Two decades later, it has become one of the world's largest renewable energy developers, financing billions of dollars in solar, wind and battery storage projects across the globe.
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