Surprising Reasons Why Cities Need More Shade
Urban dwellers need more shade. A recent Israeli report explains why.
Best places to visit in Lisbon
The first thing to see in Lisbon for anyone who appreciates architecture and wants to see the colourful culture of Portugal is of course the old town of Lisbon, which is also known as the Alfama district.
3 Ways to Talk to Your Spouse About Money When it’s the Last Thing You Want to Do
You might agree on carbon emissions and how to save the rainforests, but come to a roadblock when you need to talk about money.
Bread Baked With 5000-Year-Old Egyptian Yeast
A curious physicist revived 5000-year-old yeast and baked delicious bread from it.
How to Create a Movement for Change
History has proven that from the Civil Rights Movement in the 60s to newer ones concerning equality, climate change, women’s rights and many more, movements do create change.
Tips for Travelling to Dubai
Weird, wonderful Dubai. Everything you need to know before your first trip.
Joggers fight global warming with plogging
Although the blame of rising ocean levels and glaciers melting does not fall on the running community, there are many “runner specific” ways you can help!
Getting around Amsterdam for a half-day stopover
Have a short time to visit this lovely city? Hop on a canal boat and feel like you have been there.
Ecuador should be everyone’s bucket list
It can get overwhelming to choose your next vacation destination, especially given that you may only have 3 weeks out of the entire year to travel. Wherever you choose to go, it better be worth it, right? Despite the fierce competition – I mean, there are so many incredible destinations – Ecuador belongs in your top ten. […]
Basil Bread Recipe
My basil plant now wants to reproduce, flowering almost from one day to the next. To keep it from going leggy, I pinch off the flowering tops and harvest yet more leaves. My answer to the basil overflow problem is to bake green bread.
11 Essential Oils Your Medicine Cabinet Needs
Ten essential oils for everyday use - from the kitchen to the bedroom.
Quick tips in whistleblowing and hiding your digital footprint
Telling the truth about environmental crimes can have consequences. If you need to get the story out to editors here are tips to help you avoid leaving a digital footprint. If you live in some countries like Iran your life might be in danger.
Aging in the brain is revealed by new MRI technique
Now you can see if your biological age matches your chronological one using an MRI.
Make Delicious Pea Pod Wine
Use up the pods left over from shelling peas and beans to make - wine!
Millenials Snap Up Houseplants To Relieve Stress
The millenial generation has discovered houseplant love.
Green Business Ideas to You Help You Reduce Your Carbon Footprints
Unplanned infrastructure developments, pollution, and deforestation (without proper reforestation plans) have led to unprecedented destruction of our ecosystem. Not only does it harm the birds, insects, fishes, and animals, even the human lives are hit hard with pollution and climate changes. Therefore, countries from around the world have started taking initiatives to reduce the carbon […]
Should You Be Eating Diatomaceous Earth?
Is eating diatomaceous earth good, bad, or indifferent for health? Green Prophet investigates.
Keep Clear Of Germs and Wash Your Hands
Most of us have been taught to wash our hands since early childhood. But the hand hygiene we were taught can be improved. Especially now during summer vacation when we spend more time out of our own friendly-germ environment and possibly traveling, it makes sense to follow sensible precautions. When do you wash hands? Naturally, […]
One Of The World’s Oldest Mosques Excavated In The Negev
The rocky brown soil of the Negev desert suggests an empty environment, but recent excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority have brought to light an ancient mosque from the 7th-8th centuries CE there. It’s one of the earliest known mosques in the world, a surprising find in the area. Dr. Jon Seligman and Shahar Zur, […]
5 Ways Businesses Can Increase their Sustainability & Go Green
The best businesses don’t just turn a profit –– they make a positive impact in the lives of their employees and customers. And there’s no better way for a business to boost its reputation and do good for others than to increase its sustainability and go green. Indeed, making a few eco-friendly changes can lead […]
The Use of Tube Settlers in Water Treatment
A fascinating read about why you need tube settlers in water processing plants. It's sort of one of those things for engineers.
Can You Cook With CBD Oil?
The most popular reason to use the oil is for pain management, a boon to people suffering from arthritis, fibromyalgia and joint pain from trauma. It's also a popular alternative medicine product said to reduce anxiety and depression, improve sleep quality, and relieve the symptoms of neurological ailments such as epilepsy and movement disorders.
5 Ways To Use Non-Psychoactive Cannabis For Health & Wellbeing
If it’s one great thing that the legal cannabis industry has done for the world, it’s educate on the myriad of ways that non-psychoactive cannabis can be used for health and wellbeing. Now, that doesn’t mean the legal cannabis industry hasn’t done any other great things; the cannabis legalization movement gave the public the freedom […]
Enormous Neolithic Site Near Jerusalem Reveals 9000-Year-Old Secrets
Conventional thought among archaeologists was that Neolithic people didn’t settle in the area around the Judean Hills. Yet Motza, 5 kilometers west of Jerusalem, was always within easy distance of fresh water from the Sorek river, and near good agricultural ground. A trail coming from the southern foothills allowed access to traders and emigrants. All […]
26 of the Most Effective Kitchen Hacks
Whether you’re struggling with a stuck jar lid, find your eyes watering while chopping onions or trying to fish pieces of egg shells out of your dish, our list of the kitchen experts’ top kitchen hacks will be useful.