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NASA heads to Jupiter’s moon Europa to look for life below its frozen ocean

Is there life on Jupiter's moon Europa? NASA is sending probes to find out.

Ride on Japan’s space elevator

Futuristic Japan is planning a space elevator for 2050.

Phuket, Thailand’s eco-luxe Keemala in the jungle

A resort in the jungle, on Phuket Island, Thailand. Great for lovers and also families. Enough privacy for all.

Space travelers Benjamin Buttoned themselves

So in the space sector news, there are some results in from the four civilian passengers of the Inspiration4 spaceflight about what happens to untrained-for-space bodies in orbit: during a short 3-day trip into Earth's orbit.

Stedsans – the floating sauna, Farm to Table retreat is for sale

Stedsans is an off-the-grid forest resort in Southern Sweden (2 hours from Gothenburg/Malmö and less than 3 hours from Copenhagen) with a regenerative farm, a restaurant that goes deep into the flavors of seasonal ingredients, 16 simple wooden cabins, campsite, and a floating sauna on the lake.

Solar panels power up the artificial island of Yas in the UAE

Emerge, a joint venture between the UAE’s Masdar and France’s EDF Group, has announced the successful energization of two high-profile solar photovoltaic projects on Yas Island at Yas Marina Circuit and Yas Bay Waterfront, Abu Dhabi’s vibrant day-to-night dining, entertainment and leisure destination.

Neom’s Jaumur marina resort added to string of Red Sea mega projects

Centred around a marina, Jaumur will feature a monumental 1-mile high aerofoil rising above the largest of the yacht berths, providing year-round protection yacht owners and residents. It will also have a gravity-defying cantilever (fixed or supported at only one end) to form a stunning entrance to marina, where the largest superyachts in the world can be put into park.

Ladakh : An Adventure of Otherworldly Landscapes and Monastic Traditions

Let the vivid Losar celebrations or the Ladakh festival itself influence your spirit. Vibrant robes swirl amid clouds of smoke, while the pounding dance and echoing cadences of ceremonial music pulse through the raw elemental arteries that underpin Ladakh's cultural history.

SHA wellness clinics launch Al Jurf, its first “wellness island” in the UAE

SHA Wellness Clinic has partnered with IMKAN to launch SHA Residences Emirates in Abu Dhabi. SHA Wellness Clinic is an exclusive health spa in Spain and a pioneer of integrated wellness taking the best from Eastern and Western medicine.

If I could travel to Yemen this is where I’d go

These important images remind us of the breathtakingly beautiful countries, rich with history, that may one day soon be reopened for exploration. That will be a happy day for Yemen, long ago described in Latin as the Happy Arabia.

Cleaning plastics from the Nile, transforming it into business

The film Gifts of the Nile takes us to Qursaya Island in Cairo, Egypt along the Nile River. This film takes us on a journey alongside River Hero Alban De Ménonville and his team at VeryNile as they work to remove plastics from the Nile River, while also educating the community and raising awareness around the importance of conservation in our waterways.

The Drisco Hotel in Tel Aviv built by American Christians joins luxury association

Organization of Relais & Châteaux gives the Drisco hotel and its restaurant entry into the luxury group's offerings. The hotel was built by Christians from America in the 1800s.

Discover Unique Homes and Sustainable Getaways with HomeExchange Collection

HomeExchange, a pioneer in home exchange vacations for over three decades, has recently introduced HomeExchange Collection—an exclusive community catering to like-minded travelers seeking to connect, share, and swap their luxurious homes. As a Certified B Corporation, HomeExchange Collection actively supports sustainable travel initiatives.

Save A Train expands to Eurail and Interrail Passes

Save A Train, makes it easy to book trains and travel through 33 countries and 33,000 destinations in Europe in a seamless way. The leader in digital B2B Rail ticketing worldwide and the largest rail distributor has further expanded its global rail offering by adding Eurail and Interrail Passes to its inventory.

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Aquellum is hidden in a mountain in Aqaba

This week the fantasy is about Aquellum, a futuristic digitalised community for global nomads that will be completely encased in a mountain, invisible to anyone outside. But accessible from Aqaba, Jordan and located on the Red Sea. 

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

EU startup aiming to generate energy on moon villages

Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon.

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from injury and inflammation.

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

EU startup aiming to generate energy on moon villages

Stepping up to democratize the moon is an EU-funded company, Deep Space Energy, which has just raised more than $1 million USD as a seed fund to help it create energy generators on the moon.

Jujube, the sidr tree of medicine and magic

A magic holy sidr bath to deflect the evil eye? It needs 7 powdered sidr leaves stirred into a bucket of warm water. The hadith of the Prophet Muhammad allows to repeat healing prayers and verses from the Koran to increase the water’s potency. 5 grams, or 1 tablespoon of sidr powder equals 7 leaves.

Jean-Pierre Conte: Five Principles That Guide My Philanthropic Decisions

Jean Pierre Conte is the chairman and managing director of Genstar Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm with investments in healthcare, software, financial services and industrial technology.

Ancient Roman strategy game figured out with AI

Two thousand years ago, someone scratched a web of lines into stone in a Roman settlement on the empire’s northern edge. Soldiers, traders, or locals passing time in Coriovallum—now Heerlen in the Netherlands, moved small counters across those lines in a tactical duel of blockade and entrapment.
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