Eilat

Global warming is causing stony corals, which already live at the edge of their suitable temperature range, to exceed their tolerance threshold. Corals in Eilat. Photo: Tom Schlesinger

Stony Corals: Reef Builders and Guardians of the Underwater World

Dr. Tom Schlesinger explains how tiny, fragile creatures create vast ecosystems, why they are sensitive to the climate crisis, and how childhood in Eilat led him to explore one of the great secrets of the sea.
Corals in the Red Sea. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Gifts from the Sea: Molecules from the Coral Sea Could Change the Way We Fight Resistant Bacteria

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University have discovered natural molecules produced by bacteria living on corals in Eilat that reduce the violence of pathogenic bacteria and increase the effectiveness of antibiotics – without the need to kill the bacteria.
Divers explore the coral reef in Eilat. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The coral reef in Eilat has temporarily "shut down" due to sea level change

New research from the Hebrew University and Bar-Ilan University reveals that the coral reef in the Gulf of Eilat experienced a temporary "shutdown" about 4,500 years ago due to falling sea levels. The researchers identified a recovery after about 3,000 years and found
Eilat's northern coast near the Kinet Canal, 23/4/2024. Collecting details and photographs by Omri O'Oshai

Who painted the beaches of Eilat pink?

In April 2023 and 2024, mass die-offs of planktonic amphipods occurred in the Gulf of Eilat. Researchers have found that this was the effect of seasonal circular currents called eddies.
The sea urchin Diadema setosum before (left) and after (right) mortality. The white skeleton is exposed after the tissue is loosened and the spines fall off

The global sea urchin population is in real danger for its continued existence

The plague that destroyed the sea urchins in Eilat has spread to the Indian Ocean and threatens to destroy sea urchin populations all over the world
Photo credit: Hagai Nativ, Maurice Kahn Marine Research Station, University of Haifa

With the help of artificial intelligence: an effect of ship noise on dolphins was found for the first time

According to the researchers, the dolphins communicate in a different way and change their vocal behavior when they encounter the noise of a ship and therefore they are definitely affected by the noise of the ships. Past studies have already shown that a change in vocal behavior
Oil drilling. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The petroleum industry is destructive and destructive to Israel

Opinion: Despite the objections of experts and residents, these days the Prime Minister's Office is examining the expansion of the transportation of the oil of Ketsa'a; In light of the dangers involved in a course of this kind - it seems that our government has it simple
The coral reef in Eilat. Photo: Daviddarom / Wikimedia.

Who will save the corals at Katsa beach?

Indian crow in Goa. Photo: shutterstock

Crow invades

Eilat airport. From Wikipedia

A solution to hardships

Rain forests in Tana - Ecuador

Environmental updates

A view in the Timna Valley. Photo: Avi Aviv, from Wikipedia

Unnecessary airport

barbecue. From Wikimedia, photo: Elena Chochkova under CC license

on "topical" issues

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Minister of Tourism and Eilat

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The coral planters from Ben Gurion University make the marine wilderness bloom

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

An optimistic book about the coral reef in Eilat

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Tourism and development in Eilat

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Ben Gurion's Eilat campus helps save corals from fish farms

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Fighting global warming with the help of marine vegetation