Sustainable Innovation: 6 Top Trends Driving The Israeli Cleantech Landscape
With over 600 companies and startups in Cleantech, Israel has over the years gained the status of a high-quality international player in this field.
October 23, 2019
Vegan Nation: Israeli Startup Builds 1st Global Ecosystem For Plant-Based Living, Powered By Own Digital Currency
With a new $10 million investment, the Israel-based company is readying to launch its innovative platform and the VeganCoin.
August 26, 2019
How Israel Became An Unlikely Shark Research Hub, According To A Marine Ecology Expert
Eyal Bigal, a marine ecologist at University of Haifa's Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences, says the sharks' draw to Israel's coasts presents a unique opportunity.
July 28, 2019
Climate Change Could Render Sea of Galilee Unusable In Next 30 Years, Scientists Say
As water temperatures rise, it has become evident that this body of water may not be equipped to handle the changes and ramifications of climate change.
June 19, 2019
Israel, 7 Muslim-Majority States Form Rare Research Partnership To Save Red Sea Coral Reefs
The Red Sea Transnational Research Center will include scientists from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Eritrea, Sudan, Yemen, and Djibouti.
June 06, 2019
CityTree, Tel Aviv’s Only Eco-Home, Is A Symbol Of Green, Communal Living
The apartment, in the heart of the city on Bialik Square, functions as a budding business, ecology school, almost-hostel, and a community center for environmental activists.
May 30, 2019
Israel’s Unique Successes in AgTech May Help Stem Looming World Food Crisis
Farmers of the future will have to provide food to a larger population and adapt their techniques to saltier grounds and hotter weather.
May 19, 2019
6 Israeli Cleantech Companies Putting Sustainability At The Top Of Their Agenda
A number of Israel-based companies and startups are doing their part to curb climate change and help save our planet.
December 19, 2018
Earliest Human Impact On Climate Change Took Place 11,500 Years Ago
A 1,500-foot-deep drill core to delve into the Dead Sea basin shows humans caused climate change as early as 11,500 years ago.
June 18, 2017
Eating A Steak Could Cost Us Our Planet, Researchers Find
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.
July 30, 2014
Ben Gurion Researchers Find Scorpions To Be Master Architects
Researchers at Ben Gurion University have discovered the incredible climate-conscious way that scorpions construct their desert burrows, with complex mechanisms to prepare themselves, physically and mentally, for the nighttime hunt.
July 03, 2014
Tel Aviv Researchers Reveal Why Thriving Civilizations Perished 3,200 Years Ago In The Levant
What caused the decline of the great civilizations of the Bronze Age in the Levant? This question was an enduring mystery, until a team of Israeli and German researchers harvested ancient pollen from the bottom of Israel's lakes to find the answer.
January 14, 2014
Radio Waves Can Be Used To Measure Climate Change
While the sun is responsible for 60 to 70 percent of the world's temperature changes, the rest has to do with greenhouse gasses. An Israeli researcher has invented a novel way of measuring climate change – using radio waves.
August 05, 2013