Judea-Samaria leaders planning quarter-million acre national park
Designed to link Judea and Samaria, project would include Jewish, Muslim, and Christian sites, as well as hotel development.
Environment & Wildlife
Divers clear trash from ancient Caesaria port on UN World Oceans Day
Twenty-six scuba-diving volunteers removed around 100 pounds of garbage from between the sunken pillars and submerged ruins of the historic site of Caesarea Maritima as part of a United Nations World Oceans Day initiative.
Israel, New Jersey team up to develop climate solutions
A summit draws together officials and innovators in an extension of a long-standing partnership between the Jewish state and Garden State
Agri-tech can cut corn's carbon footprint
Drip irrigation technology leads to greater corn yields and less use of water and fertilizer, according to analysis by Netafim agri-tech firm.
Heartwarming 'adoption' at Israel Wildlife Hospital gives caretakers hope
An injured female common kestrel at the Israel Wildlife Hospital in Ramat Gan has seemingly adopted a group of abandoned red falcon chicks.
Israeli study warns climate change might be more rapid than predicted
Weizmann Institute research indicates that Earth’s Southern Hemisphere is experiencing storm intensity previously predicted to occur only in 2080.
As climate worries mount, UN proposes plan to boost use of renewable energy
"We must end fossil fuel pollution and accelerate the renewable energy transition before we incinerate our only home," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says, warning that "time is running out."
Global pollution kills 9 million people a year, study finds
Pollution kills about the same number of people a year around the world as cigarette smoking and second-hand smoke combined, a study by the Global Pollution Observatory at Boston College finds.
Israeli zoo announces birth of rare sand cats
Sabiyah and Marib, ultra-rare sand cats living at the Ramat Gan Safari Park, become the proud parent of five kittens. Globally recognized as endangered, there are currently fewer than 10,000 sand cats left in the wild.
Bracing for the future, baby giraffe fitted with orthotic
Zoos increasingly are turning to medical professionals who treat people to find solutions for ailing animals. The collaboration has been especially helpful in the field of prosthetics and orthotics.