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Harley Davidson Bikers “Vote for Dead Sea” With Their Tailpipes

Is the Dead Sea one of the top 7 natural wonders of the world? One hundred bikers are coming to show their support. The...

Ecoventure “Lab” Gives Emirate Children Hands On Experience

Emirate children will have a chance to seek their teeth into nature at the new Ecoventure Field Study Center. Children in America were asked where...

Birds Help Israel, Jordan And Palestine Flock Together

After fifteen years of cooperation between the three countries, birds continue to help break down borders. The migration corridor that fosters the ambitious biannual itinerary...

American Elections Are Bad For The Nile Delta

If temperatures continue to increase and icecaps melt, scientists say a one meter rise in sea level will swallow the Nile Delta. In order...

Dubai Expat On Cloud Lucky Wins Nat Geo Photo Competition

Winjnand Van Till captured what would become National Geographic's 2010 top Landscape photo in The Netherlands edition. An amateur photographer has captured the most telling...

Inspired By Nature, Water Tips For The Middle East #1

In a region where water grows increasingly scarce, we look to nature for various tips on how to make the most of what we...

New Jellyfish Species Tells a Tale of Global Warming

The new species, marivagia stellata, previously not known to science, doesn’t sting but is symptomatic of the environmental woes facing the Mediterranean Sea A new...

Finders Keepers: Sport Divers Bag Turkey’s Underwater Bounty

Sport divers mar ongoing efforts to preserve a massive underwater archaeological site, by bagging the bounty. Turkey's archaeological reserves are endless and often endangered. Whether...

Egyptian Dolphin Dealer Attacks Activist With Pitbull?

The plot thickens as dolphin dealer holding dolphins in filthy swimming pool, allegedly attacks Animal Planet/The Cove's Richard O’Barry (above). Even environmental and animal...

UAE Residents Learn To Save Inflatable Dolphins And Whales

Cetacean-lovers learn how to rescue beached mammals in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Humans engage in all manner of self-destructive behavior, and whales beach themselves....

Will OECD Conf. Compel Israel To Solve Dead Sea Problem?

Before calling its tourism industry sustainable, Israel should first solve its Dead Sea problem. When Israel was invited to join the Organization for Economic Co-operation...

More Signs Of Dubai’s Foul Ecology At Jumeirah Islands

An ecological disaster in their own right, Dubai's Jumeirah Islands' environmental record is sinking deeper with this algae-choked lake. Tourists are charged $200 a...

Hezbollah Chief Compares Environment To Freedom of Speech And Religion

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah adds environmental stewardship to its political platform. In order to reach the populace in the Middle East, where environmental awareness...

An Unwelcome Colony? Ring-necked Parakeets Threaten Biodiversity in Jerusalem

A "beautiful nuisance" infiltrates Jerusalem's German colony. On a recent walk through the German Colony, I was treated to a stunning sight. Filling a...

The Mythical Mermaid, the Dugong, Under Severe Threat

Little is known about them in the west, but the world's only vegetarian mammal in marine waters is under serious threat in the Middle...

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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.

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Europe’s mountain plants are paying off an extinction debt

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