The thin green line
By Khaled Diab The environmental movement has scored remarkable recent successes, but the situation for the climate and nature remains
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Overcoming the hidden environmental costs of solar energy
By Khaled Diab Our efforts to harness the sun’s energy to power our future may require up to 5% of
Read moreEgypt’s 21st-century plagues
By Khaled Diab While the Egyptian regime battles for its survival, Egypt itself may not survive as a viable state,
Read morePost-ISIS Mosul, pt 2: Home is where the hurt is
Despite the destruction, pain, trauma and dread for the future, Mosul’s tough and long-suffering are returning to the ruins of their devastated city.
Read moreWhat happens when science fiction crosses into science fact?
Cloaking devices are the stuff of magic realms and deep-space exploration, not real life. Think again! Making photonic chips invisible to one another could pave the way to computing at the speed of light.
Read moreThe folly of the Arab world’s nuclear enery dream
Investing in nuclear energy makes no economic, geostrategic or environmental sense in the Arab world. Renewables will provide the only sunny future.
Read moreOne year on: The curing power of solar energy in Gaza
Gaza’s devastated infrastructure and fuel shortages cause avoidable deaths. A crowd-funded initiative will save lives with solar power in hospitals.
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