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The hemp industry is booming, and an increasing number of acres of farmland that were once used for other crops are being handed over...

We’ve all heard of lead - whether it’s lead-based paint or leaded gasoline. These applications are now things of the past, but do we...

Social networks are no longer limited to staying in touch with friends. More and more businesses are harnessing the benefits of Instagram, with different...

Rotterdam is a test bed for sustainable cities. Practical solutions but also a playground of sorts.

5G voodoo? A new study finds that the electrical activity in the cells of living creatures mirrors the electrical fields in nature. Seems we all like lightning, and evolved with the sun. 

The pattern of doing business and marketing has been changed dramatically since the past two decades. With the advent of information and technology and...

Lightning's not supposed to strike twice. But here I am.  In New York City.  America's Ground Zero for coronavirus.

New research targeting buyers find that consumers prefer functionality over "features" of being green. Time to downplay the CSR plan?

While studying hosts’ photos, researchers discovered a “trustworthiness” pecking order: women are deemed more trustworthy than men, older hosts over younger ones, smiling faces over neutral expressions, attractive hosts over unattractive ones.

The Tenth Session of World Urban Forum, the world’s most important conference on cities convened biannually by UN Habitat has just concluded. For the...

You got to love New Yorkers. They are real, and they are often serious. And they like to walk the walk. So New Yorkers have a lot to celebrate now that their elected mayor Mayor Bill de Blasio declared that he will stop all new fossil fuel projects within and serving the city. Great talk, but what are locals doing really?

If you are black and living in Baltimore you might not be able to afford your water. A new bill will alleviate income differences. A case study on how to fight privatization and allow access to all. 

Why is so little reported about potential danger to Israel's northern coast town from the first stages of the Levianthan gas drill operation?

Boars have come down from the Carmel mountain and are roaming the streets of Haifa.

The ideas of Hassan Fathy, Egyptian architect whose views on sustainable architecture and social justice were scorned in his time, is inspiring modern opinions today.