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Small American Farmer Sends Monsanto Seed Patents to Supreme Court

Vernon Hugh Bowman, farmer vs Monsanto, billion dollar seed and biotech company. It sounds like something from a book about the perils of the future, a...

A Meteor, UFO or Starlings? Check Out This Super Nature Show in Israel

When I lived on a roof in Tel Aviv with my boyfriend Elad more than a decade ago, I would spend some evenings watching...

Abu Dhabi Corals Are Tougher Than The Rest

Coral in most parts of the world bleach when water temperatures surpass 28-32°C except in the Arabian/Persian Gulf, a new study finds. Curious to know...

Bedouin Bus is a Friendly Way to Travel Sinai

If you've traveled throughout the Sinai Peninsula, you will understand how wonderful it is to have a service like Bedouin Bus. A non profit...

Deep Sea Mining the Next Frontier for Sudan and Saudi Arabia?

Deep sea mining for minerals is the next frontier for the extractive industry, and the Red Sea risks becoming a victim Sudan and Saudi Arabia...

Visiting Jerusalem’s Old Abused Mount of Olives Camel

This is how the camel looked back in February, 2012.  Cold, wet and miserable Our stories on animal abuse  have included severe abuse of circus...

XinZhao Li Snaps Rare Photos of Remote Tajik People in China

Taskurgan is an unforgiving place. Located at 10,140 feet in the Pamir mountain range on the borders of Afghanistan and Tajikistan, close to Kyrgyzstan...

Disgusting Flood of Fracking Water Devastates Egyptian Village

Image of flooding in Fares by Abu El Fadl, Egypt Independent Port Said and Cairo have been dominating Egyptian headlines of late, while Fares, a small...

Istanbul’s Natural Oases: The Atatürk Arboretum and Belgrade Forest

A natural retreat from the traffic and crowds of Istanbul, the 296-hectare Atatürk Arboretum, above, receives few visitors. But it contains more than 2,000 foreign and...

Vote to Send the First Egyptian to Space!

Omar Samra was the first Egyptian to summit Mt. Everest in 2007 and now he is hoping to be the first Egyptian man in...

Energy-Strapped Syrians Cut Down Precious Forests for Firewood

Loggers get $5 a tree in Syria now that the heat of conflict is on, and the cold winter has set it in. In Darkush,...

Dung beetles navigate by the stars

This is the first time celestial navigation has been seen in insects but the scientists believe it is common.

5 reasons to love Trees on Tu B’Shevat

The Jewish version of Arbor Day Tu B'Shevat is more relevant today than ever. Transformed from a general agricultural holiday into a dedicated arboreal...

Earth Architecture No Longer Fit for a King

Just two hour's drive east of Dubai, the Al Hayl Fort or Palace paints a succinct picture of Emirati life before artificial islands and...

Giant Squid Kraken Sea Monster Caught on Video

The journal Nature reports that a team of ocean researchers have captured the world's first video of a giant squid (Architeuthis dux) in its...

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AIR ONE electric flying car is getting closer to your garage

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Adidas wanted to sell one shoe. Then it stepped into a global culture war

Adidas Israel featured amputee runner Shalev Biton in its Single Shoe campaign, designed to let people who need only one shoe buy one instead of a pair. The local campaign has since sparked international boycott calls and an apology from Adidas.

Scientists make lead-free perovskite solar cells that can weather the elements

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Europe’s mountain plants are paying off an extinction debt

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