Europe faces a daunting public health crisis with its escalating obesity rates. Obesity amongst children is particularly of concern due to the wide array of non-communicable diseases (NCD) and a shortened life expectancy that is often linked. According to the World Health Organization, one in three children in the European region is living with overweight or obesity. For Europe’s youth, excess weight is associated with many harmful comorbidities. Furthermore, it is associated with an increased risk of obesity in adulthood, thus contributing to social inequalities in health throughout life. Th ..read more

Tel Chubez, a garden share in south Tel Aviv. Residents create coupons for contributing to the garden is areas such as composting and can redeem them for fresh food. Tel Aviv–Jaffa is constantly growing with massive construction and infrastructure projects. Preserving urban nature and connecting residents to it, maintaining and increasing the quality of life in this intense urban growth are significant challenges. The south Tel Aviv Shapira neighbourhood is located has been identified as a vulnerable neighbourhood in the climate change era dealing with more extreme heat waves and potential f ..read more

Pursuing cleaner air has become a critical mission for governments worldwide, and the United Kingdom is no exception. One of the cornerstones of the UK’s strategy to combat air pollution and mitigate the debilitating effects of diesel emissions on the environment is the implementation of Clean Air Zones (CAZs). Clean Air Zones are areas in the UK designated by local governments as places to take specific action to improve air quality. They are a response to the concerning levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and other pollutants present in our air, attributed in large part to vehicle emissions. T ..read more

Air pollution is a topic that affects everyone, whether they live in bustling cities or the quiet countryside. One of the most significant contributors to this invisible threat is nitrogen oxide, which not only harbours detrimental effects on the environment but also poses a substantial risk to human health.  But what exactly is nitrogen oxide, and why should we be so concerned about it?  Unveiling the NOx Family Nitrogen oxides, or NOx, refer to a group of highly reactive gases, all composed of nitrogen and oxygen. The two most prominent NOx compounds, nitric oxide (NO) and nitroge ..read more

Women walk to fun breast cancer research. Breast cancer recurrence occurs when the cancer comes back after treatment, and it is an unfortunate scenario that many face. Recurrent breast cancer may develop where it originally started, or it may spread to nearby lymph nodes or other areas of the body when it returns. It may also come back months or years after treatment has been completed. In this article, we will discuss what recurrence risk assessment is in the context of breast cancer, from its importance to how it works. We will also explore how recurrence risk assessment is conducted, whet ..read more

Mihir Dange, CEO of XCF Global How many leading environmentalists like Canada’s David Suzuki have stopped flying to reduce their personal greenhouse gas emissions? He could just donate offsets and plant some trees. But aware consumers know that carbon offsets for flying a private jet or globe-trotting is controversial. The best way to travel sustainably is by reducing one’s carbon footprint from the source, which is why SAFs –– or sustainable aviation fuels made from biofuels –– have been so appealing in energy markets. US-based XCF Global Capital, is poised to make significant strides in bo ..read more

Illustrated image of The Line, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia The Line, a 15-minute mega city being built in Saudi Arabia, is supposed to become the flagship development for Saudi Arabia’s Neom project. News agency Bloomberg reports that officials from The Line have downgraded its expectations annd that the 140 mile-long linear city  of two parallel, 500-metre-high, linear skyscrapers – will only house less than 300,000 people by 2030. This is compared to the 1.5 million announced in earlier press material sent to Green Prophet. The Line will be built in the Northwestern part of Saudi Arabi ..read more

You’re tired, drained, exhausted, and you can’t figure out what to do about it. You’ve thrown everything you can imagine at it — coffee, sugar, energy drinks, protein bars — and nothing seems to work anymore. Often, at this point, people will turn to the medical system and get pharmaceutical help. Maybe you think you’ve got chronic fatigue or adrenal fatigue. And maybe you do. But it’s also possible that you’re just burnt out. Life seems like chaos for so many people these days, and it can be hard to get into a positive energetic flow. Hard, but not impossible. In fact, boosting your energy i ..read more

A desecrated Bahai tob in Iran. Via HRW. Iranian authorities’ decades-long systematic repression of Baha’is amounts to the crime against humanity of persecution, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 49-page report, “‘The Boot on My Neck’: Iranian Authorities’ Crime of Persecution Against Baha’is in Iran,” documents Iranian authorities’ systematic violation of the fundamental rights of members of the Baha’i community through discriminatory laws and policies that target them. The Bahai people are among the most peaceful in the world. Its founder, an Iranian, combined al ..read more

The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant is a large nuclear power plant in Turkey under construction located in Akkuyu, Büyükeceli, Mersin Province. It is expected to generate around 10% of the country’s electricity when completed. At a recent forum in Sochi, energy and natural resources minister Alparslan Bayraktar from Turkey announced that said nuclear energy would play a “critical role” in Turkey’s journey towards achieving net-zero emissions by 2053. “We aim to reach a total of 12 reactors and a nuclear power of 15,000 megawatts, with probably four reactors in three different locations in Turkey ..read more