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The Tale of Ancient Trees in the Holy Land (Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anjsDjPvsN8&feature=player_embedded Trees tell stories. And it's not just because you can see and measure their rings. In Israel there are thousands of old trees with...

Garbage Trucks Dump Straight Into the Sea in Lebanon As Hizbollah Takes Hold

Raw sewage seeping off Beirut coastline, and dump trucks heading straight for the sea, is the "catch of the day" in Lebanon. Marine pollution in...

Bunkers for Bats

Bats find no-man's land makes a great "hang-out." Image via Yuvalh. The song lyrics ask, "War — what's it good for?" Well, conflicts between peoples...

Help From Above As Saudi Environment Satellite-Monitored

e-GEO satellite monitoring of Dubai's Palm Island. Can technology protect the endangered Persian Gulf? Saudi Arabia's fragile desert and coastal environments will now get "help...

Persian Gulf Mermaids, Face Manmade Environmental Threats

The rare and beautiful dugong inspired "tails" about mermaids. This strange creature faces extinction in the Middle East. Image via Christian Haugen. Can you...

A Nature Peace Park

Israeli-built wind farm on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israeli Syrian expert skeptical that nature Peace Park on Golan Heights would bring peace. We'd reported last...

Egyptian "Sonar" Bats Have Very Positive Environmental Roles

Bats can eat their weight in mosquitos. Some, 1,200 mosquitos every night, making them man's best night flying friend. Have you ever noticed those night...

EU Gives $4 Million Grant to Med and Red Sea Coral Reef Studies

Getting close to his subject: marine biologist Prof. Zvy Dubinsky hopes to understand the changes global warming will cause to the world's delicate coral...

Animals Cope With Climate Change At the Dinner Table

Some animals, it seems, are going on a diet, while others have expanding waistlines. It's likely these are reactions to rapidly rising temperatures due to...

Qatar Establishing Gene Bank of Local Animals and Plants for Conservation

In a step towards preserve the wealth of its national animal and plant populations, Qatar will be setting up a gene bank of local...

Commercial Fishing in Mediterranean Endangering Dolphins

Dolphins "trawling" behind fishermen's trawling nets are getting snared at sea. If you love fish, there is nothing like catch from the Mediterranean Sea....

The Most Effective PR Campaign in Israel's History: Protecting Wildflowers

During the celebrations for Israel’s 50th anniversary in 1998, Israel’s senior publicists were polled to name the most effective public relations campaign in Israel’s...

Israeli NGO Tevel B'Tzedek Helps Rectify Environmental Damage in Nepal

Tevel b'Tzedek, an Israeli-based non-governmental organization, defines itself as being "dedicated to creating a new generation of Israeli and international Jews engaged in social...

A Deadly Scorpion Provides a Safe Pesticide

Scorpions deliver a powerful, paralyzing venom — a complex cocktail of poisonous peptides — that immobilize animal prey on the spot. Some of the...

"Leggy" New Spider Found in the Sands of Samar, the Largest in the Middle East

A new Middle East spider species, Cerbalus genus, is discovered in Israel. Its future uncertain. It's like hearing about a wedding and a funeral...

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Turning Your Energy Consultancy into an LLC: 4 Legal Steps for Founders in Texas

If you are starting a renewable energy business in Texas, learn how to start an LLC by the books.

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

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A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

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Jujube, the sidr tree of medicine and magic

A magic holy sidr bath to deflect the evil eye? It needs 7 powdered sidr leaves stirred into a bucket of warm water. The hadith of the Prophet Muhammad allows to repeat healing prayers and verses from the Koran to increase the water’s potency. 5 grams, or 1 tablespoon of sidr powder equals 7 leaves.

Jean-Pierre Conte: Five Principles That Guide My Philanthropic Decisions

Jean Pierre Conte is the chairman and managing director of Genstar Capital, a leading middle-market private equity firm with investments in healthcare, software, financial services and industrial technology.

Ancient Roman strategy game figured out with AI

Two thousand years ago, someone scratched a web of lines into stone in a Roman settlement on the empire’s northern edge. Soldiers, traders, or locals passing time in Coriovallum—now Heerlen in the Netherlands, moved small counters across those lines in a tactical duel of blockade and entrapment.
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