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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
backpackers Investing in local communities. Illustration: depositphotos.com

to travel for nature

How did your trip help the environment you were in? Get to know restorative tourism, which is not only harmless - but also helps nature and local communities during the trip. Food for thought in honor of Hul Moed trips
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
From the right: Dr. Yara Oppenheimer-Shanan and Dr. Tamir Klein. The race to the top

The bacteria that climbed a tall tree

dust storm Illustration: depositphotos.com

read in the dust

Forecasting dust storms is a complicated matter. A new study was able to predict storms in our region with a high level of accuracy - and thereby outline how artificial intelligence can be harnessed to understand processes in the atmosphere
The corona virus is hiding in wild animals sold in Chinese markets. Illustration: shutterstock

Epidemics due to damage to the environment

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A herd of wildebeest crosses the Mara River. Photography: Richard Toller.

Will the Serengeti dry up?

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There is life in sinkholes

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The sand dune (Heterotheca subaxillaris). Photo: Janet Tarbox / flickr.

The invader who takes over the coastal strip

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The badger has good reason to fear man: he kills it at a rate 4.3 times higher than its natural predators. Photo: Chris Frewin, Flickr

Fear factor

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A giant otter swims in a lake in the Amazon rainforest in Peru. Photo: shutterstock

biological explosion

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Members of the research team, from the right: Dr. Yoav Lian, Dr. Assaf Vardi, Daniela Shatz, Shlomit Sharoni, Dr. Miguel Perda and Uri Shein

The Great Blue

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Eretz Israeli deer in the Cedar Valley in Jerusalem. Credit nadavnka from Wikipedia

About Gazelles and authorities who are even more scared of them

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dunes

Dune

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A male frog of the species Dendropsophus_microcephalus when called. From Wikipedia

An exercise in raising toads and the evolutionary lesson

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Research: What causes the growth of toxic algae in the waters of the Kinneret and the threat to water quality in Israel

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Air pollution and carbon emissions, from Wikipedia.

Changes in growth habits

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The nuclear reactor in Chernobyl in Ukraine after the disaster. Photo: from Wikipedia

Will the ball survive?

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The tiger mosquito = Asian tiger = Aedes albopictus

Mosquitoes and birds versus sprays

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You built models from sugar cubes

The sweet end of plastic packaging

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A border is not just a line on a map

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Protecting the environment from space

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