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After the Fire: Israel’s Carmel Forest Doesn’t Need Our Help

A year after the fire in Israel, Joshua finds new life at the ravaged Carmel Forest. Israel experienced the largest wildfire in the country’s history...

Crocodiles and Ostriches Outlawed For Skin and Meat in Israel

Ostrich steaks on the "hoof"? Not at Israel's Yotvata Hai Bar wildlife refuge Is it right to raise what should be wild animals for use...

Developer’s Artificial Reefs Unlikely to Restore Gulf Damage

A report last week showed that development projects like The World manmade islands above are destroying the Gulf's fragile marine ecosystem. One major culprit,...

Guest Photo Gallery From the Heart of Tahrir Square, Egypt

Sicilian photographer Giusi Cosentino has shared striking images straight from the heart of Tahrir Square.  Sicilian photographer Giusi Cosentino and her partner Alex Tricani were commissioned...

Iraq and Libya For Eco-Seeking Bravehearts

Iraqi historical sites are many, but the security situation is still risky Middle East Eco Tourism has been written about a lot on Green...

Turkish Town Bewildered By Strange Chemical Precipitation

That bluish stuff on their hands? Sticky powder that can't be washed away with regular cleaning products -- and is probably coming out of...

New Electronic Monitoring Device Could Foil Bluefin Tuna Exploits

Bluefin Tuna fishing stakes have risen with the adoption of a new electronic monitoring system that will make it harder for frausters to fudge...

Crazy Kuwaitis Use Shotguns to Kill 12 Flamingos

According to K's PATH, poaching in Kuwait has reached epic proportions, and it is not uncommon to see men shooting at animals from moving vehicles.

Ecological News From the Middle East

Had a busy week? Well, why not stop and sample the delights of Sunday's news nuggets It’s been a busy week here at Green Prophet...

Israel Chemicals Will Pay for Southern Dead Sea Damage

Dead Sea bathers, naked or clothed, may now continue to enjoy floating there. Israel Chemicals (ICL), one of the major mineral mining companies at the...

Extinct Hula Painted Frog Hops Back to Life

Like the Dead Sea scrolls of nature, an extinct frog from Israel returns to life Considered extinct for about 50 years, the Hula painted frog...

Riad Dar One for Some Magical Marakesh Mystery

Get close to Jamaa el Fna (the best square in Morocco) at Riad Dar One. This is by day. After an enchanting stay at the...

Jordan Steps Up Anti-Logging Efforts Over Winter

Authorities in Jordan are stepping up the monitoring of forests to stop illegal logging over the winter months The onset of winter can only mean...

Video of the Midway Atoll: Plastic Travels. Plastic Kills.

2,000 miles away from the nearest continent, thousands of baby albatrosses are dying. The cause? Plastic. Over the years, we have watched plastic take a...

Jordan’s Aqaba Turning Into Naval Dumping Ground

Environmentalists raise concerns after another vessel is abandoned in the Gulf of Aqaba  Around two weeks ago, a ferry carrying 1,230 passengers caught fire in...

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AIR ONE electric flying car is getting closer to your garage

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Stardust’s solar geoengineered $10 billion plan to blot out the sun

Israeli-American startup Stardust Solutions has raised $75 million to develop technology that could cool the Earth by reflecting sunlight. Is solar geoengineering becoming a real industry? Or could it be a new threat?

Mantle8 takes its natural hydrogen hunt from the Pyrenees to Dubai

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Does Starbucks use lab-grown milk? Here’s what we found

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AIR ONE electric flying car is getting closer to your garage

Israeli eVTOL startup AIR has moved beyond prototypes, with a new Florida production facility, eight aircraft in production and about $50 million raised. How close is AIR ONE to your garage?

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Mantle8 is taking its hunt for naturally occurring hydrogen from beneath the Pyrenees to the Middle East, opening a Dubai hub after raising €31 million. But finding hydrogen underground is one thing; proving it can be produced cheaply and at scale is another.

Does Starbucks use lab-grown milk? Here’s what we found

Does Starbucks use lab-grown milk? Starbucks tested precision-fermented milk from Perfect Day in 2021, but is it hiding in your latte today?

Alien chemistry crashed through a roof in New Jersey

meteorite crashed through a New Jersey roof carrying ancient salts, organic compounds and amino acids. After a few too many visits to Ontario’s Crystal Cave — and my own mysterious fireball in the forest — I have questions about the alien chemistry falling around us.

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

Scientists have developed a “raincoat” for lead-free tin perovskite solar cells, helping them withstand air, moisture and heat while maintaining high efficiency.

Europe’s mountain plants are paying off an extinction debt

Europe’s mountaintops may look richer in plant life, but rising species numbers are masking the disappearance of alpine specialists as temperatures climb.
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