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In recent winters we have all seen images of flooded streets and submerged cars. A military truck transports civilians trapped following the floods in Nahariya, January 2020. Photo: IDF Spokesperson's Unit, CC BY-SA 3.0

We do not overflow: the development that will prevent flooding

A new Israeli development based on rainwater storage tanks that are placed in residential buildings and controlled by a computerized system - may reduce the load on the drainage systems in cities, thus helping to minimize the dangerous floods that we have seen in recent winters
Simulation of an underwater gas pipeline explosion similar to the Russian gas pipeline that was blown up by the Russians to prevent gas from Europe during its invasion of Ukraine. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The war on energy

Due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, Europeans are turning to the sun and the wind: according to the estimates of a new report, in 2022 there will be a significant increase in the establishment of renewable energy production systems in Europe, following the energy crisis created by the war. What can we learn from this?
A sinkhole not far from Ein Gedi on the shores of the Dead Sea. Illustration: depositphotos.com

To transfer the salt: the installation that breathes life into the sea of ​​death

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On the day we go to the "Mitzpe Ha'Ba'ani", we will enlist in the "Climate Corps" and obey the safety instructions of the "Salt Brigade": a unique installation offers to think about the disturbing fate of the Dead Sea through an interactive journey between sites in the area's fictional future
Earth in a photograph from space. Illustration: depositphotos.com

IBM and NASA will cooperate in the fight against the climate crisis with the help of advanced artificial intelligence models

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IBM's Foundation Models will analyze vast databases of NASA satellite imagery and geographic information, and enable efficient searching of more than 300 academic articles on Earth, to help formulate insights and reveal valuable new knowledge for researchers dealing with The most pressing climate challenges
The alternative Eiffel Tower - has zero net carbon emissions. Photo: Dassault Systems

What would the Eiffel Tower look like if it was built with green construction

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Dassault Systèmes recreates the Eiffel Tower in virtual space to demonstrate greener city planning and infrastructure
Arganite crystal. Illustration: depositphotos.com

What happens when failures have a fever?

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Bad surprise: Israeli research has found large amounts of mineral matter in the eastern Mediterranean whose formation process releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. What it means? That our ocean emits more greenhouse gases than we thought until now
Polluting factories in Haifa Bay. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A new study found that the concentrations of chromium and lead in the blood of the residents of Haifa are higher than in the rest of the country due to industrial pollution

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Soroka Hospital, the MDA Blood Services, the National Public Health Laboratory and Ben Gurion University are partners in the study, funded by the Ministry of Environmental Protection * The connection to industry comes from the location of the subjects in relation to polluting industrial plants and mining, but the authors of the study want to conduct a more direct examination
Cloudiness on Earth as captured over more than a decade (2015-2002) by the Aqua research satellite. The distribution of clouds is not equal between the two hemispheres. Source: NASA

Why do both halves of the Earth appear equally bright when viewed from space?

Weizmann Institute scientists offer a solution to a 50-year-old mystery
A wombat survives a forest fire in Australia. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Extreme climatic events are no longer rare. The result: a real threat to the animal world

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Climate change and its devastating impact are well known. However, in the last two years we are increasingly witnessing the threatening consequences of extreme climatic events, as was the case last summer in England when a temperature of 40 degrees was measured for the first time. The situation will only get worse and accelerate the extinction of many living creatures, says Prof. Uri Roll, one of the leaders of the research
A swarm of bees returns to the hive. The researchers found that the bees created an electric field in the range of 1,000-100 volts per meter. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Is there electricity in the air? These are the bees

The power of a group - the electrifying version: British researchers discovered that swarms of bees carry a particularly powerful electrical charge. It turns out that the buzz is literal
The researchers recently applied for a patent for the method they developed, and are currently looking for industry partners. Photo from the study: Nanyang Technological University

Nes Pech Hashemin, the vegetable version

Researchers from Singapore have succeeded in making the plant produce a larger amount of oil in its seeds - which may help in the fight against food insecurity in the world and make it possible to reduce deforestation for agricultural purposes. Will technology lead to a miracle?
Biodiversity. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The Ministry of Environmental Protection took an active part in the drafting of the Montreal Convention on Biological Diversity

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At the international level, Israel joined about a year ago the HAC and GOA coalitions, which unite about 120 countries that undertake to promote the "30 by 30" goal - in favor of protecting 30% of the global terrestrial and marine ecosystems by 2030.
One of the rainwater collection systems built by the team in April 2022. Photo: Engineers Without Borders team - Israel Tel Aviv

Water and education in Tanzania against the background of one of the worst droughts the country has ever known

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A project carried out by members of the Africa team of Engineers Without Borders Israel - Tel Aviv contributes to the supply of clean drinking water to rural areas in Africa, and has been operating continuously since 2013 in the Babati district of northern Tanzania. The project provides water to approximately 5,000 children
Sperm cells in the race to fertilize the egg in the uterus. Illustration: depositphotos.com

New study: 50% decrease in men's sperm count in the last 50 years all over the world

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In the most comprehensive study conducted on the subject, it was found that sperm quality deteriorates over the years in men all over the world, including in Africa, Latin America and Asia, and that the rate of decline even increases in the 21st century * "This study is a wake-up call for researchers, policy makers, health authorities and the public throughout the world and in Israel, which requires consideration and taking actions to correct the existing situation"
In the research it was discovered that the protein that makes up the shoton does not have one fixed form, but can exist in at least 11 states. Photo by CDC on Unsplash

And even so, the bacterium moves and moves

For many years, researchers from all over the world have debated the question: how do bacteria move? A new international study sheds light on the movement mechanism of those microscopic creatures, through a reexamination of the proteins that make them up
Northabout in the Arctic Circle. Photography: Thomas Bour

Northern exposure

The most significant threat to the Great Barrier Reef is warming ocean waters, which creates coral bleaching. Photo by QUI NGUYEN on Unsplash

Is the reef recovering?

Good news from the world's most famous coral reef: an Australian report indicates that large parts of the Great Barrier Reef are undergoing significant recovery. But alongside the success, the evidence also points to some alarming findings worth diving into
Honey bees in the hive. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The life expectancy of the honey bee may be half of what it was 50 years ago

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The researchers estimate that this figure is the cause or at least strongly related to the beehive collapse syndrome
a toilet Illustration: depositphotos.com

Your urine is worth more

A new Swedish development turns urine into fertilizer, and may prevent wasting the precious resource (yes, pee is important), and also reduce the pollution created by human waste. Are we facing a revolution in the toilet field?
An example of climate risk maps of the Ministry of Environmental Protection

The Ministry of Higher Education is developing a mapping tool for Israel's risks to prepare for the climate crisis * Israel joins the zero government program

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With the completion of the technological development of where and everywhere in Israel there is a danger of flooding, and which areas suffer from high vulnerability to urban heat islands and exposure to climate risks; The ministry revealed for the first time at the climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh how the results will look in several places in Israel
Dr. Or Spiegel and Dr. Neely Englister during the release of eagles in Carmel. As part of the monitoring, blood and urine samples are taken to monitor diseases in the population. Photo: Tubel'a Solomon

Is there an eagle in the sky?

The researchers who are trying to save the biblical eagle from extinction in Israel
Prof. Noa Shankar diving (Photo: Hadas Zion)

Plastic chemical additives pollute the corals and harm their development

The harmful chemicals can be found in a wide variety of consumer products such as food packaging, toys, medical devices, adhesives and more
the Middle East. Image: depositphotos.com

Sharm Conference: academic cooperation between the University of Haifa, the United Arab Emirates and Germany on climate change

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The tripartite partnership will combine the knowledge, expertise and infrastructure of all the partners, in order to study the consequences of these effects and act to reduce damage and adapt in various areas in the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf
Climate conference in Sharm El Sheikh. Image: depositphotos.com

Ten Israeli start-up companies in the climate field are presenting at the climate conference in Sharm El Sheikh

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The pavilion was jointly established by the Innovation Authority, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Plantech greenhouse
"When you read the contents and the schedules, you understand that there is a serious plan here." Photo: Tokyo Metropolitan Government

The Green City - the Japanese version

In Tokyo, a futuristic city is being planned, which is completely sustainable and economically viable. Green utopia or ecological fantasy?
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