plants
Threatened species hit hard by Australia’s bushfires
Environment
January 20, 2020
Threatened species hit hard by Australia’s bushfires
Australia’s bushfires have burned more than half the known habitat of 100 threatened plants and animals, including 32 critically endangered…
Wildflowers: robust, low-maintenance, pollinator-friendly
Environment
April 16, 2019
Wildflowers: robust, low-maintenance, pollinator-friendly
Gardeners trying to lure pollinators to their landscape would be wise to mimic nature and plant wildflowers. The attractive perennials…
Cottoning on: Chinese seed sprouts on moon
Science
January 15, 2019
Cottoning on: Chinese seed sprouts on moon
A small green shoot is growing on the moon in an out-of-this-world first after a cotton seed germinated on…
Green thumb spruces up Bangladesh one tree at a time
Environment
December 13, 2018
Green thumb spruces up Bangladesh one tree at a time
Ohid Sarder pries a rusted nail from a tree and drops it into his bucket, another eyesore scrubbed from the…
Egypt’s exports of cut flowers, ornamental plants up to $35mn : Agriculture Union
Egypt
July 8, 2018
Egypt’s exports of cut flowers, ornamental plants up to $35mn : Agriculture Union
Head of Agriculture Professions Union Sayed Khalefa said on Sunday that Egypt’s total exports of cut flowers and ornamental…
Photos: Agriculture Ministry launches nationwide initiative to cultivate rooftops
Egypt
January 26, 2018
Photos: Agriculture Ministry launches nationwide initiative to cultivate rooftops
The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation has launched a national initiative to cultivate the roofs of various buildings and…
Foreign Ministry warns against smuggling rare animals, plants to China
Egypt
November 30, 2015
Foreign Ministry warns against smuggling rare animals, plants to China
The Foreign Ministry has called on Egyptian citizens traveling to China not to take any rare animals or rare plants…
Military buys two marble plants
Business
December 8, 2014
Military buys two marble plants
Armed forces’ National Service Project Organization purchased two marble plants in the cities of Badr and New Beni Suef, within…
How to grow a rooftop garden and wring pollution’s neck
Environment
September 23, 2012
How to grow a rooftop garden and wring pollution’s neck
Egypt’s capital spreads cement tentacles over what used to be extremely viable agricultural land, replacing it with rickety brick towers.…
A Greener Egypt: Detox your house with indoor plants
Environment
April 8, 2011
A Greener Egypt: Detox your house with indoor plants
Many of us are painfully aware of the toxins in Cairo’s air. With exhaust pipes spewing black smoke in our…