Environment

Israeli Tech Preserves More Crops With Fewer Chemicals
Adama Agricultural Solutions has come out with a pesticide that will get rid of harmful ringworms to preserve crops with fewer chemicals.
August 18, 2015

Revolutionary Rooftop Farm Grows Organic Veggies Sans Soil In The Heart of Tel Aviv
From lettuce and tomatoes to bok choy, this 100-square-meter urban farm delivers freshly cropped produce to nearby restaurants within 15 minutes.
August 16, 2015

Proof Of Earliest Agriculture Found In Israel, Dating Back 23,000 Years Ago
A new study shows that early humans exhibited foresight and extensive agricultural planning some 11 millenia earlier than previously believed!
August 07, 2015

Israeli Startup StemRad To Protect Astronauts From Radiation In Space
StemRad is working with defense giant Lockheed-Martin to develop a gamma-ray shielding vest for use in deep-space missions.
August 05, 2015

Study: Bonobos Use Sophisticated Tools To Get Food, Just Like Humans Did 2 Million Years Ago
Bonobos are capable of making sophisticated tools that they use to acquire and protect their food, much like early human beings!
August 03, 2015

Stunning Hanging Garden Will Cover Israel’s Busiest Highway
A 60-acre, $525 million "green lung" is about to be built on top of Tel Aviv's most congested highway.
July 27, 2015

Israeli Startup Breeds Protein-Rich Edible Insects To End World Hunger
Company Steak TzarTzar could provide a great alternative source of protein - bugs - to millions of children around the globe.
July 14, 2015

Open Sesame: Israeli Researcher Gives Favorite Middle Eastern Grain A Boost
Sesame has frustrated farmers for hundreds of years because it produces a low yield. But finally, there's a way to increase this healthy yet challenging food crop.
July 06, 2015

Agritech Firm ‘Phytech’ Is Brining Novel Plant Alert System To America
The Israeli company developing state-of-the-art plant monitors, Phytech and Adama are partnering up to bring the technology to farms across the Americas.
June 29, 2015

Israel Launches Its First-Ever Natural Gas Powered Truck
In a big move for Israel and the world, Fiat Chrysler announces the commercialization of the first natural gas truck in Israel.
June 23, 2015

Can Vertical Gardens End World Hunger?
Israeli startup GreenWall, which installs vertical gardens, hopes to end world hunger by growing rice, corn and wheat on buildings.
June 19, 2015

Israeli Home Device Turns Trash Into Biogas Fuel
HomeBioGas turns trash into cooking gas and for third world populations, this may be the difference between life and death.
June 15, 2015

Israeli Researchers Discover Neighboring Galaxy With One Million ‘Young’ Stars
The tiny galaxy, a billion times brighter than the sun, is about 3 million years old, remarkably young in astronomical terms.
June 14, 2015

World Oceans Day 2015: Israeli Tech HARBO Cuts Down Response Time To Oil Spills To 20 Minutes
Thousands of oil spills occur every year, and cleanup efforts often seem futile. But a new Israeli solution is about to change that.
June 08, 2015

Environment Day 2015: Tesla, SolarEdge Launching Revolutionary Solar-Powered Home Battery
This slick, solar-powered battery could help millions of households become energy-independent by generating electricity from sunlight.
June 05, 2015