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Iraqi Sheikh Threatens To Demonstrate If Kurds Don’t Share Water

Despite this water fountain in Kurdistan, water there is scarce. This is not how poor Iraqis perceive their own shortages. We have long suspected that...

Hawksbill Turtles Travel 20km Per Day

Iranian Hawksbill turtles are the most adventurous international travelers. See where other turtles like to roam. Like people, Hawksbill turtles aren't all domestic homebodies. Some...

Abu Dhabi To Plant Sewage-Fed Forest By End Of 2011

Abu Dhabi leads the Gulf Region in environmental innovation. This time, a desert forest irrigated with treated wastewater. Last year we were somewhat alarmed that...

The Grass Is Greener In The UAE

How green is your fodder? Turns out, in the UAE, not so green. A new program aims to change that. In order to combat the...

Morocco, Egypt Eye Eco-tourism Markets

Can countries with unrest commit to eco-tourism aspirations? With countries across the Middle East - North Africa (MENA) region facing often fatal unrest like the...

Gone Fishing, But Not In The Sea Of Galilee

The Sea of Galilee is known for its tempestuous storms and thriving fishing industry. But life there is changing with less rain and almost...

Nubians Near Gharb Soheil Fight For Their Rights

Despite their protests, Nubians near Aswan fear that development projects will eventually dispossess them of their land. Long before the recent string of North African...

Interview: Illegal Wildlife Trafficking With Karl Ammann

Karl Ammann (center) explains why wildlife trade in the Middle East goes unregulated. In 2007, Karl Ammann appeared on Time Magazine's Heroes of the...

Jordan Reconsiders Deforestation Plans

The campaign to stop the destruction of 2,200 trees in Jordan's Ajloun forest gathers pace as the government states it now will assess the...

14 Sick Lions Killed In Iranian Zoo

Once the "King of the Jungle," lion populations have plummeted by 90% in the last decade. After contracting a curable illness, fourteen lions at the...

Going Against The Grain of Desertification In Iran

Iran is home to two of the world's largest deserts. But the country needs better planning to block these deserts from growing. Desertification threatens...

Israel Arbor Day Concentrates More on Green Development Projects

Is Hiriya Israel's national eco-symbol? It looks more that way Although the just completed Tu Bishvat celebration in Israel included many tree planting ceremonies, especially...

Turkish Monk Seal Pups Rescued From High Seas

These two babies Monk Seals were rescued after 48 hours of floating on a stormy Mediterranean Sea Development is rampant all along the Mediterranean, whether...

Trees That Don’t Stand a Chance Against Climate Change

The answer to climate woes for pines and and maples may be blowing in the wind. Sad news so soon after the Jewish New...

Sea Census Locates 1200 New Marine Species in World’s Oceans

New species of sea cucumber, found in Atlantic Ocean at depth of 2,700 feet. A newly concluded Census of Marine Life, covering most of the...

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AIR ONE electric flying car is getting closer to your garage

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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

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Europe’s mountain plants are paying off an extinction debt

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