Endangered sperm whale washes ashore in southern Israel

Endangered sperm whale washes ashore in southern Israel

A large sperm whale has washed ashore on Zikim Beach in southern Israel, marking only the eighth documented case of its kind along the country’s Mediterranean coast since monitoring began. The post Endangered sperm whale washes ashore in southern Israel appeared first on Green Prophet. Trojena, a new ski resort planned for the Asian Games…

The Saudi Startup Turning Desalination’s Toxic Waste Into Its Own Disinfectant

The Saudi Startup Turning Desalination’s Toxic Waste Into Its Own Disinfectant

For millennia, the Middle East’s water crisis seemed an immutable fact of geography — a region defined as much by what it lacked as by what lay beneath its sands. Today, a convergence of plummeting solar costs, advancing membrane technology, and hard-won engineering expertise is rewriting that story. The post The Saudi Startup Turning Desalination’s…

Xcimer is the Denver-based startup that could put Saudi Arabia out of business

Xcimer is the Denver-based startup that could put Saudi Arabia out of business

An American company can collapse OPEC if they can prove their approach to unlimited energy works. The post Xcimer is the Denver-based startup that could put Saudi Arabia out of business appeared first on Green Prophet. Xcimer’s Conner Galloway and Alexander Valys (right) In a nondescript facility in Denver, a small team of physicist-engineers is…

Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

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. The post Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh appeared first on Green…

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue

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. The post Luxury meets the textile waste stream with Coach – Bank & Vogue appeared first on Green Prophet. Solar energy field in Texas via Unsplash…

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

Ancient Chinese medicine might heal spinal cord injuries

In the study, the scientists didn’t just test one plant compound at a time. They tested two traditional Chinese medicine compounds together — luteolin (from flowers like honeysuckle and chrysanthemum) and astragaloside IV (from astragalus root, Huang Qi). These plants have been combined in Chinese herbal formulas for centuries to help the body recover from…