Israel's celebrity monk seal Yulia resurfaces
The rare Mediterranean monk seal made an appearance in Rishon Lezion.
Environment & Wildlife
Red Sea corals threatened by mass sea urchin die-off, Israeli researchers warn
According to Tel Aviv University scientists, an unknown pathogen is killing off the black sea urchin, Diadema setosum.
In first, rare seal makes landfall on Israel's shore
An endangered species, the seal is protected by Nature and Park Authority volunteers until it decides to return to sea.
Israel to host major int'l birding competition
Over 150 birders from Israel and the world will compete to see who can identify the most winged-creatures in a given area in southern Israel. Funds raised at the event will be donated for the preservation efforts of the red-breasted goose, a rare species in danger of extinction.
NGO crowdfunding campaign aims to save Dead Sea
According to the Dead Sea Revival Project, the salt lake is disappearing as water sources and the historical flow of the Jordan River have dried up or have been diverted.
'Precedent for climate action': UN says ozone layer slowly healing
Slow, but steady progress is recorded 35 years after every nation in the world agreed to stop producing chemicals that chomp on the layer. The global average amount of ozone will not be back to pre-thinning levels until about 2040.
Will Nespresso's compostable coffee pods make us environmentally conscious?
"The objective is not to replace all the aluminum pods with paper, but to give the consumer more choice," company says.
Israel, Jordan agree to team up to save Jordan River
In recent years the once-rushing waters of the Jordan River have been reduced to a trickle as population growth and climate change take their toll.
'These are the ancestors of many cultivated plants used today'
Scientists in Israel are creating a gene bank from the seeds of local wild crops, some that have survived for thousands of years. This could help fight global hunger.
Will these coffee trees save Mozambique's rainforest?
The prospect of a more reliable harvest from the crop, which thrives in the shade of indigenous trees, has given people living around Gorongosa a longer-term incentive to protect a rainforest that has lost more than 100 hectares of tree cover per year over the past four decades.