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Google Earth reveals 10-year impact of 39 square mile desert mangrove project

The 'historical imagery' function on google earth is particularly helpful in tracking changes to landscapes since about the turn of the millennium when satellite imagery...

Why oil and gas companies should buy whales hearing aids

Whales, the earth's largest marine mammals, have had more than their share of ecological problems in all parts of the world's seas and oceans. One...

Israel’s bird watching season

A new one-day contest has attracted birding experts from around the world to southern Israel where they compete to record the highest number of...

Arab action on shark finning, and body parts trade is too little, too late

Shark finning, in which captured sharks have their fins and tails removed for use in sharks fin soup, has been a prominent issue in...

Incredible video captures rare footage of Wadi Zin flash flood in Israel

Flash floods are very dangerous; they come quickly, often catch people by surprise, and their force is formidable. This is especially true of Israel's...

Travel on a day trip in Amman to beat the real rainy Arab Spring [Photos]

Springtime in Jordan means sandstorms, not downpours, but a solid week of rain just pummeled Amman - lashing, cold, complete with thunder!  Here's how...

Golfing at the Egyptian Pyramids. What would Pharaoh think?

A new golf course is being built in the shadow of the Egyptian pyramids, the plans for its fairways and greens were recently unveiled...

Ten months, 7000 miles of earth, a bike, and a Tunisian passport

In 2010 Arafet Ben Marzou, like an increasing number of Tunisians, began to reach his personal limits of frustration when he saw his home...

Iraq’s first coral reef in cold, polluted water shocks scientists

Scientists exploring a cold, polluted, and murky river mouth in southeastern Iraq were shocked to discover what is thought to be the country's first...

Artsy Dar Ben Gacem hotel awakens bygone Ottoman era in Tunis

To sleep at Dar Ben Gacem is to spend a night in a bygone era. Located deep in the warren of alleyways and vendors...

Cuteness is a curse for the adorable Fennec Fox

With its oversized ears and soft brown eyes, the world's smallest canid is also probably the cutest. But being adorable has turned out to...

No Muslims on Mars, if this fatwa comes to pass

Muslims have signed up to travel to Mars on the outrageous one-way journey being proposed by Mars Ones. People of all faith from nations...

5 unusual and environmental places to stay in Dubai

It’s no trouble to find a place to stay overnight in Dubai. Hotels and luxury is begging and calling. But what if you are...

Ski the Middle East with a natural born skier

The Middle East, in spite of unusual indoor places like Ski Dubai is not exactly on the main track of international ski sites and...

Swim in the Arabian Sea and dance with the stars through organic sludge

Millions of bioluminescent phytoplankton set a stretch of Maldives beach aglow, captured in these gorgeous photos by Taiwanese photographer Will Ho. These tiny organisms...

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

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Jujube, the sidr tree of medicine and magic

A magic holy sidr bath to deflect the evil eye? It needs 7 powdered sidr leaves stirred into a bucket of warm water. The hadith of the Prophet Muhammad allows to repeat healing prayers and verses from the Koran to increase the water’s potency. 5 grams, or 1 tablespoon of sidr powder equals 7 leaves.

Jean-Pierre Conte: Five Principles That Guide My Philanthropic Decisions

Jean Pierre Conte is the chairman and managing director of Genstar Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm with investments in healthcare, software, financial services and industrial technology.

Ancient Roman strategy game figured out with AI

Two thousand years ago, someone scratched a web of lines into stone in a Roman settlement on the empire’s northern edge. Soldiers, traders, or locals passing time in Coriovallum—now Heerlen in the Netherlands, moved small counters across those lines in a tactical duel of blockade and entrapment.
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