Environmental sciences - the climate crisis
- Avi Blizovsky
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A rare bit-flipping incident in an A320 flight computer on a JetBlue flight has led to a global wave of emergency updates and hardware fixes for the A320 family, highlighting the vulnerability of microchips to high-altitude cosmic radiation.
- The Technion
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Researchers from the Technion and the University of Texas at Austin have mapped wet membranes for the first time using TEM cryo-tomography, revealing a volume expansion of approximately 30% under water flow, offering insights into designing more efficient membranes; the study was selected as a cover
- Avi Blizovsky
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Assad's fall could also affect the Yarmouk River, which runs, among other things, through the Israel-Syria-Jordan border triangle. How do conflict zones affect ecosystems, which in turn affect the security of the state?
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
- The Hebrew University
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The assumption until now was that the decomposition rates were mainly driven by microorganisms and decreased in drier environments. The new research reveals that large arthropods play a critical and hitherto unappreciated role in the systems
- The Technion
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The H2OLL company launches the first complete system in the Wadi Atir project. At the same time, the company is in the middle of a crowdfunding campaign, and has already crossed the 4 million NIS threshold
- Ben-Gurion University
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A circular economy is becoming a strategic asset in everything related to food security. Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev propose a circular method for recycling water, food and energy that allows fish and vegetables to be grown together efficiently
- Avi Blizovsky
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Could asteroids, which are remnants of comets, be one of the main sources of water on Earth?
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
A comparison between the level of evaporation in the current Dead Sea compared to the ancient period, may help in understanding the climate that existed in our region, in the past
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
Abel Cruz was only a child when he first realized that he could use banana leaves to save him an entire hour of work every day.
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
The global water crisis is getting worse, and over 2 billion people are expected to suffer from a lack of water by 2050. Meanwhile, Israel is accumulating enormous knowledge and expertise on water management, alongside a thriving ecosystem of companies
- Ben-Gurion University
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Researchers from Ben Gurion University offer an innovative explanation for this unique behavior of the fairy circles phenomenon: a combination of phenotypic adaptation at the level of the individual plant, by deepening the roots of the plants into more moist soil layers,
- Avi Blizovsky
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This is according to the OECD climate crisis preparedness assessment report for 2023 published this week following the hottest summer since measurements began
- Ofir Amber
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Cooperation between non-profit organizations and government institutions from Israel, the USA, Germany and Tanzania with the aim of building an innovative water filtration system using ceramic filters at a school in Babati district reached its peak when a delegation of engineers without
- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
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Following and because of global warming, by 2050 there will be about a billion people subject to disputes and struggles related to rivers, and this only in Africa
- Haifa University
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"Until now, the theory explained the existence of a variety of species of trees in the rain forest only through the existence of the natural enemies of each species, mainly insects and fungi. The current research puts emphasis for the first time on
- Avi Blizovsky
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The Secretary of the UN Desert Convention, Ibrahim Theo, said these things at the international desert conference held at the Desert Research Institute in Sde Boker. Water shortage, crops will fail, plants will stop growing, migration will expand even more
- Ofir Amber
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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.
- Bar-Ilan University
The system developed in the Bar Ilan Chemistry Department will produce an effective and safe disinfectant that is suitable for cleaning surfaces, the body and agriculture
- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
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Pesticides and disinfectants, plastic packaging and even Teflon leave compounds in nature that do not break down. Now it turned out that they are also found in the rainwater
- Avi Blizovsky
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Watergen and Mullen Automotive, an electric car manufacturer from California, signed an agreement under which Israeli technology will be provided to passengers in the brand's vehicles
- Ofir Amber
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The Africa team, Engineers Without Borders Israel Tel Aviv branch recently returned from a two-week mission in Tanzania. The project deals with the supply of clean drinking water to rural areas in Africa and has 20 volunteers from diverse fields who manage
- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
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According to the head of the climate services of the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) "even when the amounts of rain remain the same, because of the warming water evaporates and the area dries out
- Ariel University
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A study by researchers from Ariel University published in the Astrophysical Journal used deep learning to analyze radiation data from communications satellites that NASA has been collecting since the 1990s and succeeded with the help of machine learning to predict
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
Grapes, wheat and corn: according to a new study, popular agricultural crops in the Mediterranean countries will need more irrigation in the near future - and this when the water sources in the region are only dwindling. How are the farmers preparing for this?
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
A group of Israeli geologists has been investigating the deep layers of the Dead Sea for the last decade, with the aim of uncovering the climatic history of the area and producing local and global climatic forecasts. The conclusions of the studies may illuminate the
- Tel Aviv University
What is there in the ancient drink that has become part of the culture of the East and the West, and does the danger of the climate crisis threaten it as well?
- The Technion
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Researchers at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering present an improved system for water desalination and water recovery for agricultural purposes
- The Hebrew University
A new study based on an analysis of climatic data conducted by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Columbia University in the USA: "Global warming is expected to cause even more widespread mega-droughts and fires across America, already in the near future"
- Tel Aviv University
- The Hebrew University
In studies conducted using a new model, based on data measured in sands from the Kalahari Desert in Africa and the Simpson Desert in Australia, researchers were able to find that the ancient sands date back so far - several million years at least,
- Avi Blizovsky
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Minister Zandberg: The State of Israel has an advantage stemming from many years of experience in developing innovative solutions to deal with the challenges of living in a desert environment. The DeserTech innovation center will make it possible to harness Israeli innovation for the benefit of all
- The Hebrew University
Prof. Moshe Armon: "The method we developed can be used to map the bottom of desert lakes around the world, and help us understand what the climate was like in those regions of the world in the past and maybe even in the future."
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
A new technology may optimize the process of desalination of sea water - and may also significantly reduce the economic and environmental price of the water we drink
- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
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Building dams on rivers for the purpose of generating electricity or distributing water has always caused discussions and friction because of the need for "green" energy and the transportation of water, versus the desire to preserve the environment and nature. Ethiopia completed the
- Dr. Moshe Nahamani
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- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
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- The science service
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- Science site The Conversation
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- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
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- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
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- Ministry of Science
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- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
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- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
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- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
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- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
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