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Where Have All The Iranian Leopards Gone?

Persian Leopards are hurtling towards extinction. While creating promotional mugs and Ts can raise awareness about biodiversity in general, The Iranian Cheetah Society takes...

The Tomato Has 790 Names! Scientists Have Culled A Few

Scientists have discovered 600,000 redundancies in the Dictionary of Life, and have so far scaled flower plants species from one million to just 301,000....

Are Bedouins Cutting Down Trees As A Form of Political Protest?

The Mayor of Omer insists that Bedouins are behind the felling of thousands of trees on disputed lands. Every so often we are put in...

Climbing God’s Mountain in Sinai

The ultimate "spiritual" and ecological experience – climbing the mountain where Moses was believed to have received the 10 commandments, in Sinai. In the...

Lebanon’s Five Biggest Environmental Headaches

Lebanon faces a number of environmental threats, including air and water pollution, risks associated with climate change, and the impact of the...

Daridere Resort and Camping Area a New Turkish Eco Tourist Spot

Enjoy Turkey a little bit more naturally at Daridere Resort and Camping Area near the northwestern town of Altinoluk. Turkey, like many areas of the...

Syrian Environment Association Advances The Country’s Eco-Deeds

This environmental group is bringing all kinds of eco-goodness to the people of Syria. Syria doesn't always get it right, but we have to...

Glean The Future Of Tourism At Abu Dhabi’s World Green Tourism Conference

Leaders in academia, government, and the tourism industry will meet in November to discuss the future and sustainability of tourism. It is becoming...

Jordan’s Gray Wolves Are Hunted, Poisoned, and Run Over

Habitat destruction and other human factors threaten crucial gray wolf populations in Jordan Jordan is a sliver of a country visible from Israel's Dead Sea...

Take An Astro-Tour With Iranian Photographer Babak Tafreshi

Science journalist Babak Tafreshi creates night photography club. While many people concern themselves with what gas fields "belong" to them, or who really has...

BeBeirut Offers Eco-Friendly Tours in Lebanon’s Capital

Enjoy a tour of Beirut the low carbon-emission way, with a walking or running tour. Walking is the best way to get to know any...

Australian Eucalyptus Trees Keep Israel’s Honey Buzzing Year-Round

With nectar now readily available year-round, Israeli bees are increasing their honey production. Israel may be a desert, going six months of the...

Jordan Combines Conservation and Tourism To Combat Environmental Woes

In a historic measure that demonstrates Jordan's new environmental commitment, the Royal Society for the Protection of Nature has agreed to establish nine more...

Swab A Frog For Good Health – But Not At Home

UAE scientists have found that chemicals on frog skin can produce antibiotics for otherwise resistant "superbugs" Frogs eat annoying, disease-carrying mosquitoes that we're so eager...

Get Naked at Dead Sea for Spencer Tunick

Get naked at the Dead Sea - for the environment! Spencer Tunick, famous for his mass nude photographs of people set against unique backgrounds and...

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AIR ONE electric flying car is getting closer to your garage

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Mantle8 takes its natural hydrogen hunt from the Pyrenees to Dubai

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AIR ONE electric flying car is getting closer to your garage

Israeli eVTOL startup AIR has moved beyond prototypes, with a new Florida production facility, eight aircraft in production and about $50 million raised. How close is AIR ONE to your garage?

Stardust’s solar geoengineered $10 billion plan to blot out the sun

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Mantle8 is taking its hunt for naturally occurring hydrogen from beneath the Pyrenees to the Middle East, opening a Dubai hub after raising €31 million. But finding hydrogen underground is one thing; proving it can be produced cheaply and at scale is another.

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Does Starbucks use lab-grown milk? Starbucks tested precision-fermented milk from Perfect Day in 2021, but is it hiding in your latte today?

Alien chemistry crashed through a roof in New Jersey

meteorite crashed through a New Jersey roof carrying ancient salts, organic compounds and amino acids. After a few too many visits to Ontario’s Crystal Cave — and my own mysterious fireball in the forest — I have questions about the alien chemistry falling around us.

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

Scientists have developed a “raincoat” for lead-free tin perovskite solar cells, helping them withstand air, moisture and heat while maintaining high efficiency.

Europe’s mountain plants are paying off an extinction debt

Europe’s mountaintops may look richer in plant life, but rising species numbers are masking the disappearance of alpine specialists as temperatures climb.
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