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2nd International Ornithology Festival in the Galilee

Looking for a cool eco-activity with the kids this Hanukkah vacation? This one is for the birds! Until December 28th, you can visit nature reserves...

Man Evolved When Elephant Meat Ran Out

Losing elephant steaks was stressful, but helped shape modern man says new study on the Middle East Dietary change led to the appearance of modern...

Critically Endangered Egyptian Tortoise: “Rarer Than Rockin Horse Poo…”

These tiny Egyptian Tortoises are a hot commodity among illegal wildlife traders. They are also facing extinction in the wild as a result. Fantapants is a...

Walk the Gospel and Follow the Footsteps of Jesus

Walk in the footpaths of Jesus on the Gospel Trail. It's pilgrim's progress: walking in the footsteps of Jesus. There are now two trails...

Help Protect Coastal Fisheries – The Islamic Way

The Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences wants your vote for its project aimed at protecting coastal fisheries One of the world's oldest Green...

Sewage Flows Where Pilgrims Once Trod

Jerusalem belches out its untreated waste to area of beauty, holy sites Mohammed Nakhal is normally a calm man, but he’s seething now. The stench...

Kibbutz Recovers from Killer Forest Fires by Going Green

Green Prophet visits a kibbutz going green, after a destructive wildfire. They're planting oaks and hardwood to resist the next fire. The 2010 Carmel Forest...

New DNA Test Spots Ewes That Get More Lambs for Their Bang

Israeli researchers have developed a DNA test that will allow the desert-dwelling Bedouin tribes to detect which of their sheep have a gene that...

Biblical Hyrax Is Now A Pest

The hyrax are cute to some, and pests to others. Photos by Arik Kershenbaum They are considered as cute little critters to some people, and...

Eco-Tourists to Israel Can Now Be a “Forester For a Day”

In an attempt to maintain Israel's forests and prevent forest fires in the future, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael and the Jewish National Fund enlist tourists...

Nature’s Wisdom Through the Photographer’s Lens: The Green Sheikh

After publishing so many stories about Arabs who offend nature so deeply, the Green Sheikh's soothing  words are especially timely.  What links humans, nature and...

Spencer Tunick Mad Over Naked Dead Sea Photo Leak

Leaked pictures from the Dead Sea naked shoot reveal identifiable information of the naked models. When more than a thousand people signed up for the...

Kuwaiti Kills Wolf and Then Shows Off

Some people make collages of family pictures, but a group of friends in Kuwait compiled these images after killing a wolf with a shotgun. In...

Only Two Countries in the Middle East Protect Wolves

The wolf pictured above is an Iranian wolf, which exists is dwindling numbers throughout Israel, Iran, and Turkey.  Our fear of the wolf is historically...

Alon Tal Paints a Picture of Israel’s Environment Wrongs and Rights (INTERVIEW)

Joshua interviews Israel's most influential and accomplished environmentalist, Dr. Alon Tal.  Where is Israel at in terms of environmental protection?  Get the scoop here. Israel...

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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.

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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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