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Bats Get Wired With GPS

Blind as a bat? New research from Israel shows how Egyptian fruit bats navigate in wide areas with internal compass. If you ever watch...

Burning Egypt’s Agricultural Waste

It's black cloud season. Again. But there's no reason to pull out the party favors just yet. It's the anniversary of the Black Cloud in...

15 Racing Camels in Qatar Killed by Toxic Pesticide

Camels are prized by their owners. Did the Qatari breeder kill 15 of his own through negligence, or is the vet to blame? More than...

UNESCO Urges Ethiopia To Halt Gibe III Dam

Green Prophet has followed the Renaissance Dam project for months, on which another Ethiopian dam project sheds some light. On its list of dams to...

7 Gulf Fish That Are Totally OK To Eat

There's a lot of buzz about overfishing, but navigating what is sustainable to eat is not so easy in the Middle East, where we don't have such well-established research institutes as the Monterey Bay Institute in California. But we talked with our sources and found these ones.

The Adhoc Canoe You Can Carry On Your Back

This attractive Adhoc canoe packs down to the size of a backpack and weighs pretty close to nothing! It's time to face the truth: I...

Greater Flamingos Return to Abu Dhabi Wetlands and Hopefully to Bu Tinah

Greater flamingos and chicks found in Abu Dhabi once again. Abu Dhabi's remaining wetlands and its well publicized Bu Tinah archipelago have been mentioned a...

Environmental Concerns Greet Wadi Rum World Heritage Status

Can Wadi Rum cope with a predicted influx of tourists attracted by its World Heritage status? In June, the Jordanian desert valley of Wadi Rum...

Walking in the Shadow of a Moroccan Camel

Led by Berber guides, five Australians and I head out on the Chebbi dunes outside Merzouga, Morocco for an unforgettable night under star-filled skies. Yesterday,...

Corruption is Alive and Well at Egyptian Zoo

Despite disgusting facilities and maltreatment of wild animals, Egyptian zookeeper Ahmed-Al Timsah's permit has been renewed. When Apartheid ended officially in South Africa, racism didn't...

HAMAD: Sheikh Graffiti Visible From Space

In a moment of unabashed self-aggrandizement, Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan from Abu Dhabi commissioned beach graffiti visible from space. We have nothing...

Rediscovering Cities Via the Oldest Form of Eco-Tourism: Walking

If the thought of walking around a bustling city doesn't feel like eco-tourism to you, maybe it's time to think again and implement 'The...

How Climate Change Could Affect New Nile Dam

Climate change could derail Ethiopia's grand plan to produce 15,000 MW of electricity with a series of controversial dams. The initial rhetoric surrounding Ethiopia's Grand...

Jellyfish Attack on Israel Power Plant A Clear Sign of Global Warming?

New Mediterranean jellyfish invasions are causing big problems for coastal power plants Ever since new species of jellyfish, such as one known as Marvigaria Stellata...

Making Cobras Swoon Is Not So Charming in Marrakech

Although I care about the snakes, I hoped to goodness, when my face was within mere inches of the cobra, that its fangs had...

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