Environment

For the first time in history, a lander touched down on a comet in deep space on a mission to determine if these masses could be the source of life on our planet.

By applying a formula based on hydrogen peroxide - “with a few key additions” - fruits and vegetables remain fresh and viable for up to 10 weeks, according to Pimi Agro.

You'll be able to contemplate and charge your mobile device under the world's first solar-powered, connected tree.

By analyzing remnants of ancient food eaten by copper smiths in the land of Israel 3000 years ago, archaeologists prove that metal workers were not slaves, but part of the aristocracy.

Hebrew University researchers, who studied the corals at Australia's Great Barrier Rief, say high CO2 levels means the entire coral ecosystem could collapse.

Pondering the scale of the universe could make your brain hurt, but now researchers have mapped out the location of our galactic supercluster within the infinity of space so you don't have to think so hard.

The microbrewery craze is taking off in Israel, and Alexander Brewery, an eco-friendly, local and vision-driven brewery is already winning international awards for its unrivaled taste.

Despite the need for them, chemicals are the bane of any farmer's existence. Now farmers at Israel's Moshav Ein Yahav are using a half billion hungry predatory bugs that will feast on the harmful insects to protect crops.

A copper awl, the oldest metal object found to date in the Middle East, was discovered during the excavations at Tel Tsaf, Israel. From the late 6th millennium or the early 5th millennium BCE, it moves back by several hundred years the date it was thought that peoples of the region began to use metals.

Jellyfish are the oceans' peskiest predator that can ruin anyone's fun day at the beach but now Israeli research has found a reason to fish jellyfish and use them to produce a sustainable resource.

Due to global warming, coral reefs are slowly nearing extinction. But before waving Nemo goodbye, Israeli researchers have come up with a novel and efficient solution - coral reef carpets.

For so many of us, fresh and local produce is a luxury that we just can't afford. But thanks to Farmigo, a platform that connects between local farmers and communities to create neighborhood farmers markets, the luxury of freshness may finally be affordable, and philanthropic too.

Who doesn't love a juicy steak, save for die-hard vegetarians? Well you might want to reconsider that (or not) due to new research from the Weizmann Institute, which shows that of all the things we consume, beef is the worst for the environment.

Will fish disappear by the year 2050? According to one UN report, the disappearance of fish and the collapse of the marine ecosystem is a very real possibility, but now researchers from Tel Aviv University have discovered what causes mass fish deaths and how they might be prevented.

If you ask Be'er Sheva photographer Caroline Frank, it's a bug's world and we're only living in it. Take a look at some of her beautiful photographs that get up close and personal with some stunningly beautiful creepy crawlers.