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Where Have all the Wild Asses Gone?

The donkey's ancestor, African Wild Asses once lived all over North Africa, but now they are critically endangered. Donkeys aplenty can be found roaming fields...

Jerusalem Camel Abuse Caught on Camera

Cold, wet and utterly miserable, this is no "dancing camel" Regular Green Prophet readers have surely seen our articles on animal cruelty and abuse. They...

Solar Flare and Geomagnetic Storm Spares Earthlings

Yesterday a solar flare that slammed into earth did not create any of the disruptions forecasted by scientists.  Earthlings waited with bated breath yesterday as...

Polish Kite Surfer Fights Off Red Sea Sharks With a Knife

A professional kite surfer and instructor from Poland recently survived two days of drifting in the Red Sea by fighting off sharks with a knife. With just a couple of energy bars and drinks and a small amount of water, the first kitesurfer to cross the Baltic Sea set off from El Gouna in Egypt to Duba, Saudi Arabia. But then the wind died.

Masdar Students Contemplate Earth’s Future En Route to Antarctica

Two Masdar students on the 2012 "Leadership on the Edge" expedition in Antarctica share their reflections so far. For Masdar Institute of Science and Technology students Reem...

A Ruby Red Mystery Flows from Lebanon’s River

Recently the Beirut River in Lebanon, mysteriously turned ruby red spilling unknown substances into the Mediterranean Sea. The Environmental minister Nazem el-Khoury and his team...

Water Eco Park a Peace Bridge Between Palestinians and Israelis

A proposed cross-border ecological park on the banks of the troubled Kishon River shared by Palestinians and Israelis could repair more than the polluted...

Saudi Arabia, Corals, Aviation and Basil – Green News Snippets

From  super corals in the Arabian Gulf, basil planting in Palestine to aviation and Saudi Arabia's mixed climate message It's been another busy week here...

Land and Sea Bridge To Connect Saudi Arabia and Egypt

Plans to build a Red Sea bridge connecting Saudi Arabia and Egypt have been revived but there are some serious environmental concerns More than two...

Lebanon’s Bees are Freezing to Death

Huge bee die offs do not bode well for agriculture in Lebanon A staggering proportion of bees in an important agricultural hub have frozen to...

See how Iran’s Lake Urmia with Nasa photos

The most recent satellite image of Iran's Lake Urmia demonstrates how drastically the lake has shrunk since 1998! Last year an Iranian activists were beaten...

Inspired by Oman Caves: Take Green Prophet’s Plastic Bag Challenge!

Are you up for a bit of quiet activism? Take our plastic bag challenge This is a call to arms, and to hands: my challenge to...

Morocco’s Tourism Season Kicks off With Luxury Eco-Camping

Every year thousands of Europeans head to Morocco for a cheap trip; hopefully more will travel the eco-friendly way. British tour operator Specialist Morocco recently...

Israel Turns on the Tap in River So Endangered Fish Can Swim

Israeli ecologists are creating habitat to save the severely endangered fish Nemacheilus dori, which measures only two inches. The fate of a tiny endangered fish in...

What Camels and Scorpions Teach “Dayma” Tourists in Egypt

A host of eco-tourism initiatives in Egypt are moving away from the packaged tour to nature-based experiences Nature has been developing solutions to its own...

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Drinking Mercury: How Art Makes Invisible Pollution Visible

Drinking Mercury in La Paz uses photography, sound, video and installation to reveal how mercury pollution from gold mining moves through water, ecosystems and people.

Was the Flydubai cockpit emergency an attempted terror attack — or a pilot in crisis?

What happened inside the cockpit of flydubai Flight FZ1073 on Wednesday morning is still under investigation, but the story has become considerably more disturbing since the first reports of a “fight between pilots.”

Two People, One Dataset, and a Disagreement Nobody Can Settle

Two people can look at the same sustainability dashboard and reach different conclusions. The problem is not necessarily the data, but whether anyone can trace how the number was produced.

Arabia Suburbia was adapted from the American blueprint for suburban living

Walk through almost any Saudi city today and one form dominates residential streets: the detached villa, sitting on its own plot, separated from its neighbors, usually surrounded by a wall and reached by car. It feels thoroughly Saudi. But much of the architectural DNA of the modern Saudi house comes from American suburbia.

Leen Kawas and the Work of Carrying Promising Medicines Forward

EIT Pharma CEO Leen Kawas is advancing lonafarnib for chronic hepatitis D, showing how stalled late-stage drug programs can be revived and carried toward regulatory review.

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Drinking Mercury: How Art Makes Invisible Pollution Visible

Drinking Mercury in La Paz uses photography, sound, video and installation to reveal how mercury pollution from gold mining moves through water, ecosystems and people.

Was the Flydubai cockpit emergency an attempted terror attack — or a pilot in crisis?

What happened inside the cockpit of flydubai Flight FZ1073 on Wednesday morning is still under investigation, but the story has become considerably more disturbing since the first reports of a “fight between pilots.”

Two People, One Dataset, and a Disagreement Nobody Can Settle

Two people can look at the same sustainability dashboard and reach different conclusions. The problem is not necessarily the data, but whether anyone can trace how the number was produced.

Arabia Suburbia was adapted from the American blueprint for suburban living

Walk through almost any Saudi city today and one form dominates residential streets: the detached villa, sitting on its own plot, separated from its neighbors, usually surrounded by a wall and reached by car. It feels thoroughly Saudi. But much of the architectural DNA of the modern Saudi house comes from American suburbia.

Leen Kawas and the Work of Carrying Promising Medicines Forward

EIT Pharma CEO Leen Kawas is advancing lonafarnib for chronic hepatitis D, showing how stalled late-stage drug programs can be revived and carried toward regulatory review.

The Financial Impact of Meta Glasses on Europe’s Eyewear Market

Smart glasses are changing the economics of eyewear by turning conventional frames into higher-priced technology products. What used to be mainly a sale built around frame design, lenses, prescription needs and brand preference is now also a sale built around cameras, audio, AI features, app support and connected-device setup.

Why Pest Control Has to Be Local: Mira Home on How Climate and Geography Change Pest Pressure Across America

Why pest control needs to adapt to local climate, moisture, building patterns and pest pressure rather than rely on one national treatment plan.

Brad Pitt walked the red carpet with rescue dogs. Why isn’t rescue just the default?

The film itself is about a Special Forces officer, played by Pitt, stranded in the Alaskan wilderness with his combat dog Odin after a plane crash. Odin is played by Uber, a highly trained German shepherd from a military and law-enforcement breeding line.
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