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Steven Chu is a Nobel Laureate in Physics and even after becoming the Energy Secretary he has not stopped being a physicist. He has been urging all Americans to paint their roofs in a lighter color that reflects the sunlight better and help cool the planet a little. He says the cost of making your roof white or black is the same so it makes perfect [...]

Living in a desert is definitely a challenge especially if it’s in a country like Syria where winter chills are as competitive as summer swelters or the torrential rains. With a constrained choice of building materials and resources, here’s what the Syrians have come up with- the effortless, innovative and well-designed Beehive homes. Premeditated [...]