After 5 years of drought, Israel to boost desalination efforts
Five years into a drought that has left its natural water sources at their lowest in a century, Israel plans...
Environment & Wildlife
Israeli farmers help NYC teen predict outbreaks of crop-killing disease
New York high school student Benjy Firester won a $250,000 science prize last month for his mathematical model on the spread of late blight, the plant...
Jesus' 'crown of thorns' tree may help to fight climate change, researchers say
As the sun beats down on the barren slopes around Jerusalem, a tree of the kind believed to have provided...
Israeli firm says it can turn garbage into bio-based plastic
Hawks, vultures and storks circle overhead as Christopher Sveen points at the heap of refuse rotting in the desert heat....
As UN warns of global water crisis, Israel presents innovative solutions
U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres put a spotlight on the global water crisis on World Water Day, saying Thursday that...
Rare, endangered primate born in Jerusalem zoo
An Israeli zoo says an endangered primate known as a golden lion tamarin has been born in captivity. The Jerusalem...
Israel explores $30 million emergency plan to fight drought
Energy and Water Minister Yuval Steinitz on Tuesday met with experts to discuss the country's water situation, following assessments from...