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Managing stormwaters and streams – new insights the Middle East can use!
Floods in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Sometimes there is too much water, then most of the time there is not enough! Both stormwater control and stream...
Turkey researcher gets jailed for revealing pollution cancer risk
Bulent Sik, charged for revealing cancer link to toxic chemicals and pesticides in Turkey
Renewable energies now more cost effective than oil
Renewable power is the cheapest source of electricity in many parts of the world already today, the latest report from the International Renewable Energy Agency...
Watergen pulls water from air for orphanage in Uzbekistan
Watergen, an Israel-based innovative company that creates clean water out of air is now providing a source of freshwater for over 120 children living in...
Time to eat trees? Change the planet with Agroforestry
The global community faces unprecedented challenges due to climate change and unsustainable farming and land use practices. Land degradation, social disruption, inequality, depletion of natural...
Sedom Mountain hides the longest salt cave in the world
Following the biblical recounting of Lot’s Wife who was turned into a pillar of salt, Israel’s Dead Sea region is now famous for another salt phenomenon: Malham Cave, the...
Tips for getting a better night’s sleep
Good health is dependent on getting enough quality sleep. There are things you can do to ensure that you enjoy the benefits of a restful...
In a New Census, Trees Rule the Planet
What are the most abundant animals on Earth? How do plants stack up against fungi, animals or bacteria? How does the mass of life in...
Guess what? Plants blink, maybe even wink
Arabidopsis thaliana. Like eye’s adjustment to sudden changes in light, plants have sensitive mechanisms to protect their leaves from rapid changes in radiation Plants have...
A new method of measuring how forests moderate the climate gets tested under extreme conditions
The tower at Yatir research station gives scientists a unique opportunity to study how forests respond to hear A dry seasonal heat wave, known as...
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