Desulfurivibrio alkaliphilus strain AHT2(T) is a strictly anaerobic sulfidogenic haloalkaliphile isolated from a composite sediment sample of eight hypersaline alkaline lakes in the Wadi al Natrun valley in the Egyptian Libyan Desert. D. alkaliphilus AHT2(T) is Gram-negative and belongs to the family Desulfobulbaceae within the Deltaproteobacteria. Here we report its genome sequence, which cont...

Fieldwork conducted since 1981 has greatly increased the sample of proboscidean fossils from Wadi Moghara, Egypt. The Moghara proboscidean assemblage is taxonomically more diverse than previously suspected, comprising four taxa: Gomphotherium angustidens libycum, Afrochoerodon kisumuensis, cf. Archaeobelodon, and Zygolophodon aegyptensis, sp. nov. Biochronological analysis of the proboscideans ...

The Palestinian environment suffered from abuse and neglect for decades. As a nascent state, Palestine aspired to protect restore its environment, in line with international standards conventions. Yet, many challenges remain, including lack of data, the science–policy–practice gaps, sovereignty. management protected areas (PAs) is particularly challenging under these circumstance. Two key north...

Ab stract Our un der stand ing of the Early Natufian pe riod pri mar ily is based on data from the west ern Lev ant, par tic u larly from Med i ter ra nean wood lands and coastal con texts. Sites here have pro duced a wealth of in for ma tion crit i cal to build ing an un der stand ing of Early Natufian com plex hunter-gath erer ad ap ta tions in clud ing their sub sis tence strat e gies. The a...

Accumulation of heavy metals in Jordanian soils irrigated with treated wastewater threatens agricultural sustainability. This study was carried out to investigate the environmental fate of Zn, Ni, and Cd in calcareous soils irrigated with treated wastewater and to elucidate the impact of hydrous ferric oxide (HFO) amendment on metal redistribution among soil fractions. Results showed that sorpt...