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Mohamed Kassas: Egypt’s Prophet Of Desertification

Professor Mohammed Kassas in his office at Cairo University, photographed by Louise Sarant If Hassan Fathy is the Middle East's father of sustainable architecture, then Mohamed...

Abu Dhabi Farms Caviar In The Desert With Gusto

What's weirder that eating slimy fish eggs? Farming them in Abu Dhabi's desert. Because we have had a multiple-decade infatuation with eating slimy fish eggs,...

Plans To Rehab Israel’s Dunes Will Expand Mediterranean Beach Fun Too

New parks will give relief to Tel Aviv's crowded beaches, and save the environment! Israel's announcement that it will create a new network of land...

UAE divers: Stop buying shark fin soup

We speak to Ibrahim Al Zu'bi from the Emirates Divers Association about why the ban on shark finning in the UAE hasn’t worked and...

Was the Garden of Eden Snake Environmentally Unfriendly?

"Szzzzz, c'mon, honey; just take a little bitty bite of this delicious fruit" This question has been asked by much of Mankind ever since the...

Israel Considers Building An Artificial Island Off Gaza Coast

Environmentalists condemn Israeli plans to build an artificial island off the coast of Gaza to house a port, an airport and to encourage tourism It...

Virgin Galactic – Do We Really Need To Send Rich People Into Space?

At this time of ecological uncertainty, can we really justify $200,000 adrenalin hits for the rich? In 2010, according to the World Hunger Organization, 925...

Visualizing Water Needs With Slick Sponge Art

This art installation by Matthew Laws & Hall Watts is an accurate portrayal of what our 2030 water consumption will look like. Few places are...

Two Kuwaiti Men Get The Squeeze For UAE Python Smuggling Attempt

Forty green tree pythons headed for the UAE were confiscated in Indonesia over the weekend. Despite Interpol's tough stance against trafficking, traffickers have no trouble...

Jewish World to Rehabilitate Damaged Carmel Forest

Carmel fires at their height - "hell on earth" Rehabilitation of the severely fire damaged Carmel Forest is one of main topics being discussed in...

Must It Be “The End Of The Line” For Fish?

If we do not arrest the current rate of overfishing, our oceans could be depleted of fish by 2048. Following Arwa's recent blog on shark...

A Whirlwind Guide to Palestinian Guesthouses

Discover locally run guesthouses across Palestine where travelers enjoy authentic food, culture and community while supporting women, artisans, conservation and sustainable tourism.

Ramallah Celebrates First Palestinian Environment Festival

Ramallah celebrated Palestine’s first environment festival March 19-21 2011 This past weekend, Ramallah celebrated what is believed to be Palestine’s first dedicated environment festival. Large-scale...

Plastic + Ocean = Very Sick Turtle

A marine turtle in Florida passed  74 foreign objects over a period of one month. Conference in Honolulu tries to get a grip on...

Record Number Of Starving Turtles Received At Dubai Rehab Center

These sick baby turtles covered in barnacles are two of many turtles received for treatment in Dubai. Scientists are puzzled over the record number of...

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Drinking Mercury: How Art Makes Invisible Pollution Visible

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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.

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PETA will pay meat workers $10,000 to blow the whistle. Is that a good thing?

PETA is offering $10,000 for reporting mislabelled meat.

Chickpea Orzo Stuffed Tomatoes

Gluten-free ptitim orez is also made by Eshbal Functional Food's Barili Free Living line of gluten-free products.

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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.

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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.”

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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.
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