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The climate crisis is destroying the forests endangering animals that climb trees. Credit: The Science website via DALEE

This is a wake-up call: global warming and deforestation pose a real danger to animals

New study: The combination of global warming and deforestation may lead to the mass extinction of animal species
Fairy circles in Namibia in the rainy season. Photo: Dr. Stefan Getzin

The mystery of the fairy circles

Integrating coping mechanisms of ecosystems makes it possible to deal with drought conditions
Trust in science in the age of artificial intelligence. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Declining public trust in scientists and the contribution of science to humanity in the US

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This is according to a comprehensive survey published by the PEW Research Institute. The worst situation is among the voters of the Republican Party, but also among the Democrats, the majority who still show confidence in science is shrinking
Fairy circles in the Namibrand Reserve in Namibia in the rainy season. The average diameter of the circles is about six meters. Photo: Dr. Stefan Getzin

The fairy circles - how the plants' coping with the dryness led to this phenomenon

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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, and of self-organization in space at the population level
Mediterranean. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A historical window to the Mediterranean Sea

Following the drying up of the Mediterranean Sea about five million years ago, valleys developed in its southeast that are about eight kilometers wide and about 1,000 meters deep
Diagram - structure of the Gulf of Eilat. Courtesy of the researchers

the good dust

Every year a dust storm occurs at the bottom of the Gulf of Eilat that may reduce global warming
Soft corals of the Dendronaphtia species, which are common in the Eilat and Red Sea region, were found at a depth of 42 meters in the Mediterranean Sea. Photo: Hagai Nativ, Morris Kahn Sea Research Station

Corals from the Red Sea have invaded Israel's Mediterranean coast

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Until now, the low temperatures of the Mediterranean water in winter have been a barrier to the arrival of tropical corals. The establishment of the Dendronaphtia we found indicates that at least last winter, the waters of the Mediterranean Sea were warmer than before
Green Wash. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Are compensations sufficient for the destruction of the environment?

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At the upcoming climate conference to be held in Dubai, ways to moderate global warming and the need to compensate the affected countries, especially island countries and countries in Africa, will be discussed again. Promises of compensation have already been given, but have not yet been fulfilled, and the question arises whether paying compensation is enough?
This map depicts the global temperature anomalies for the meteorological summer in 2023 (June, July and August). It shows how much warmer or cooler different regions of the Earth were compared to the baseline average from 1951 to 1980: NASA Earth Observatory/Lauren Dauphin

The climate crisis delivered a strong blow: the summer of 2023 was the hottest ever

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This raw data is analyzed using methods that take into account the variable distance between temperature stations around the world and the effects of urban heat islands that may distort the calculations.
A diverse coral reef off the coast of Sinai. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The preservation of genetic diversity increases the chance of preserving the survival of corals in various extreme conditions

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The ornate spiny-tailed lizard, Uromastyx ornata, also known as the ornate lizard, is a species of lizard in the agamidae family. The species is endemic to the Middle East. Illustration: depositphotos.com

How is the climate crisis expected to harm the lizard population in Israel?

Climate change may lead to the collapse of the population of lizards that are common in the deserts of the Land of Israel
Map of lakes and rivers in Africa. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Struggles over rivers

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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
A band of clouds in the equatorial region that is created due to the rise of air in the Hadley cell and is responsible for the strong precipitation in this region

Winds of climate change

For two decades, researchers have been trying to find a way to track a climate system that has a decisive influence on the location of rainforests and deserts on Earth. A new study solves the challenge and reveals the extent of the influence of humans
Menchal Abujan Ofer Habib. Photo: Magma Photo

Abugen's seeds division won the EU grant, in the amount of 1.2 million euros

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The grant was given to the company for the purpose of developing agricultural crops with high oil seeds, increased absorption of carbon dioxide and drought resistance * The grant is within the EU Horizon program of the European Union, and was approved following the successful POC from the previous program launched in 2016
Live (left) and fossilized ginkgo leaf (right). The density of piones in such leaves provides an approximation of the atmospheric CO2 concentration in the past. Photo: Dana Royer, courtesy of the University of Southampton.

Climate warming will bring the Earth to an unprecedented 420 million year high

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The drilling rig from which the core was mined. Source: Prof. Motti Stein - The Hebrew University.

The Dead Sea records global climate changes in the last 200 thousand years 

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A harsh climate encourages the breeding of pests and the spread of diseases, which can cause significant changes in human societies. Photo: Justin Kern, Flickr

Volcanic eruptions in the sixth and seventh centuries AD led to a Little Ice Age and dramatic social changes

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alien planet Life may be extinct before a stake is driven in. Illustration: shutterstock

Why are the aliens silent? Because they are dead!

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Oldubai Gorge, Tanzania. Photo: Gail Ashley, Rutgers University

A frequently changing environment in East Africa accelerated human evolution

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The NOAA-9 satellite. Figure: NOAA

The excuses are over - calibration errors were found in the model that showed less global warming than in reality

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Sinkhole in the Dead Sea. Photographed by Eliezer Schwartz, Jerusalem. From: Wikipedia

Comprehensive scientific drilling in the Dead Sea

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20 Future NASA Missions

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There is no connection between the solar system crossing the galactic plane and climate changes in the past

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