Rangers hope new dolphin spotted in Eilat Bay will find love
Rare male Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin spotted some 300 feet offshore in Eilat Bay reportedly "interacting" with female dolphin named Rona who arrived two years ago.
Environment & Wildlife
Mayo may be the secret solution for saving turtles in Israel's oil spill
After massive ecological disaster pollutes Israeli shores, turtles get treatment with mayonnaise, with promising results.
Israeli authorities reveal suspected vessel behind massive oil spill
Among the possible scenarios that could have led to the ecological disaster is a faulty storage device at the Minerva Helen.
In unusual move, court imposes gag order on oil spill inquiry
The decision drew widespread criticism, with the Israel Union for Environmental Defense calling it "a fatal blow to public trust." Spill is Israel's worst natural disaster in decades.
Israeli-Swedish ocean wave energy producer wins Global Innovation Award in Abu Dhabi
Public votes for Eco Wave Power, winner of the United Nations' Climate Action Award and recognized as "pioneering technology" by Israel's Energy Ministry, in the Life Under Water category as part of Abu Dhabi's Sustainability Week.
'It could take decades to rehabilitate Israel's beaches'
Marine ecologist at Israel Nature and Parks Authority says, "We'll only be able to begin to see the long-term damage in a few months." Environmental Protection Ministry looks to sue owner of ship responsible for oil spill off Israel's coast.
Oil spill stains Israel's shoreline in worst disaster in decades
Environmental Protection Ministry examining European Maritime Safety Agency report oil spill was detected some 50 km from Israel's shoreline last week. IDF to join cleanup effort.
New chameleon species may be world's tiniest reptile
The Brookesia nana stretches a mere half an inch long. Confirming the Madagascar chameleon as the smallest reptile species in existence will require finding more of them, which might take several years, scientists say.
Tesla founder Elon Musk offers $100M prize for best carbon capture tech
Capturing planet-warming emissions is becoming a critical part of many plans to keep climate change in check, but very little progress has been made.
'Israel's Dead Sea region should brace for devastating earthquake'
In 1927, an earthquake rattled the Dead Sea area, causing some 250 deaths and hundreds more injuries