In the coming months, Israel’s state-owned electric company hopes to rolli out a nationwide, high-speed broadband network. Exploiting the small size of the densely populated country, the effort aims to put Israel at the forefront of the next generation of Internet technology.

Gavy Friedson is one of 1,700 responders at United Hatzalah, a non-profit organization that offers immediate response to medical emergencies by sending young volunteers on scooters who can get to emergency scenes before ambulances can.

A new cheaper method for producing drinking water from sea water has been unveiled in Israel. IDE Technologies' transportable desalination system uses traditional reverse osmosis technology but without the need for chemicals.

An Israeli humanitarian relief group is holding seminars for Japanese mothers, kindergarten teachers and caregivers in areas affected by the March disaster to enable them to better look after children traumatized by the earthquake and tsunami.

A 1st Century boat discovered by two brothers in the Sea of Galilee in 1986, dubbed the 'Jesus Boat', is now on display in a state-of-the-art museum at Kibbutz Ginosar in Israel. The boat offers visitors a firsthand look at the kind of boat Jesus and his twelve disciples would have sailed.

Scientists have developed a pocket-sized sensor that can quickly detect the presence of date rape drugs in beverages and raise the alarm.This new device could help prevent sexual assault against thousands of women each year.

Eighty-two ex-militants from the Niger Delta area in Nigeria departed for Israel and the Philippines under the Post Amnesty Reintegration Program for vocational training in agriculture, pipeline and under-water welding. The Nigerian government is hoping the participants will return to Nigeria with much-needed expertise.

As tensions between Israel and Turkey rise, Israeli band Orphaned Land welcomed 5,000 Turkish, Lebanese, Egyptian and Iranian fans. "It was an emotionally moving experience," says the lead singer.

Israeli organization HAMA is employing abandoned and abused cats and dogs as 'assistant therapists' in helping at-risk youth, holocaust survivors and survivors of abuse. Their success proves their philosophy - that humans and animals are meant to help and heal each other.

Bus running late and you're looking for a way to pass the time? Now you can borrow a book at the bus stop and return it when you get off or even take it home with you. The Israeli city Kfar Saba has set up the first bus stop libraries.

Researchers at the medical departments of Ben-Gurion University and the Soroka Medical Center in Israel found that a short dip in Dead Sea waters leads to a significant decrease in the levels of sugar in the blood and could improve the medical condition of diabetics.

Due to it's policy of unlimited in vitro fertilization procedures, Israel has become the nation with the highest per-capita babies born that way. Discover Asuta Hospital in Tel Aviv, one of the busiest fertilization clinics in the world.

A historic collaboration? Israeli and Iranian websites will broadcast a live performance by musicians of both countries with an interesting twist: The Israeli singers will sing in Persian and the Iranian singers will sing in Hebrew.

For years, teachers have been complaining about large class sizes, an old-fashioned learning environment and a lack of support for students with different learning styles. Now Israeli Dovi Weiss has developed a new digital teaching platform - and it's already revolutionizing classrooms in New York and Texas.

A common complaint, back pain is one of the many side effects of aging. Over three quarters of the population experience it at some point, and until now, researchers have had little conclusive proof of the causes and mechanisms of the pain. New research shows genetics are a major contributing factor to this pain.