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The World’s Coolest Beekeeper’s Helper is a Donkey in Brazil

It might seem like I haven't picked up an atlas in a while since Green Prophet is devoted to Middle Eastern issues, but this...

Fate of Bluefin Tuna Dangles in Morocco

Delegates from around the world have gathered in Morocco to determine the fate of a fish. It's a strange thing - men and women...

An Organic Farm Springs Up in Sinai

The Wadi Marawan Organic Farm is a new project by the 'Best Friends Safari' that guides tour groups in Egypt Located at the terraces of...

Hilton Hotels to Share Food Waste in Hungry Egypt

Hilton Worldwide has launched a pilot program to distribute surplus food to community organizations that feed the poor in Egypt. The hotel chain has...

A Dedicated Green Roof Research Center Opens in Israel

Green roofs have become a widespread phenomenon over the last few years but very little research has been focused on perfecting the practice in...

A Bonnet Full of Dead Birds Angers Lebanese Nature Lovers

When a Lebanese hunter posted an image of two men presenting a bonnet full of dead birds on his Facebook page, he didn't get...

Will Dark-sky Ecotourism Spread to the Mideast?

Israel's Negev Desert, Jordan's Mount Nebo, Medaba and Wadi Rum are a few dark sky destinations for stargazing. Paris is known as the city of...

Dozens of Dead Turtles Washed up in Egypt

An investigation is underway to determine the deaths of dozens of sea turtles that washed up on Egypt's Mediterranean shore last week. Initial forays...

Steep Decline of Dead Sea Levels Due to Fertilizer Industry

Friends of the Earth Middle East state that half of the record shrinkage of the Dead Sea is caused by Israeli and Jordanian fertilizer...

New Lake Rose 35 Feet in the Arabian Desert This Past Year Alone

A handful of new lakes popping up in the vast and formidable Arabian desert are creating whole new ecosystems and attracting rare bird species...

Seed Money Available to Protect Mediterranean Basin Birds

Seed money up to $1 million to protect your local birds. Apply today. Sick of reading about Cyprus songbirds killed and pickled for snacks?  Weary...

Heart-wrenching Video of Two Hyenas Rescued from Lebanon

Animals Lebanon rescued two striped hyenas that had been captured as pups in the wild and they are now safe in their new home...

WWF Honors Ofir Drori – the Enemy of Africa’s Roughest Wildlife Traffickers

Israeli photojournalist turned independent animal rights activist Ofir Drori (who Karin interviewed in 2008) received the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for Nature's Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Medal...

5 Ways Hiking Heals a Broken Heart

Everyone older than ten has likely experienced the exquisite agony and transformation of a broken heart. Which means that just about everyone has probably...

Animal Paparazzi for Jordan’s Endangered Animals

Researchers turn to high tech cameras to track sensitive animal populations in Jordan’s Dana Biosphere Nature Reserve.

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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.

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