Environment and nature

A dedicated aquaculture system where the researchers grew three local species of algae. Photo: Tel Aviv University

Research at Tel Aviv University: Seaweed off the coast of Israel is rich in protein and bioactive substances

A first-of-its-kind ecological-biotechnological survey along the Israeli Mediterranean coast reveals resilient macroalgae rich in nutritional and health-promoting compounds, indicating potential for developing superfoods, medicines, and sustainable aquaculture.
Don't look in the jar. A view of the sponge Theonella conica at a depth of 27 m at the Katsa site, Eilat (Photo: Shani Shoham)

The original and prestigious way of the sponges in the Eilat Bay to keep predators away

The sponges use a precious metal to warn: beware! We are toxic
A glacial lake, Jokulsarlon is a glacial lagoon, Vatnajokull National Park in southeast Iceland, blue water speckled with ice melting from the Breidamerkurjokull glacier. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Firecrackers and thunder: Lightning storms accelerate the rate of ice melting in the North Pole

An international study with the participation of Tel Aviv University states: Global warming leads to lightning storms in the North Pole, which further accelerate the process of melting the ice - in a cycle of repeated feeding
Natural food colors. Photo: Prof. Assaf Aharoni's laboratory, Weizmann Institute

Color from nature

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Prof. Nir Gov. Photo: Weizmann Institute Spokesperson

Frustrated at the turn

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The Great Barrier Reef in Australia. is in danger of bleaching. Photo: yanguang lan.

Whitens and disappears

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algae. It still needs to be proven that platinum protects the human skin even outside the sterile laboratory. Photograph: Gugulethu Mhlanga.

Is the sunscreen of the future hiding in algae?

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Mina is located in Ashkelon National Park. Photo: Minozig, Wikimedia Commons.

A problem of bird relations

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Hurricane Harvey. Photo: NASA.

Drought, hurricanes and Trump: 2017 summary in the environment

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Sandstorm in Iraq, 2005. Photo: Corporal Alicia M. Garcia, US Marine Corps.

The genetics of dust storms

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In the last two years, a new pest has appeared in Israel that threatens to harm eucalyptus trees: the eucalyptus bug. Photo: Yehudit Garinkol via the PikiWiki - Israel free image collection project.

The Australian Stinger

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A Greek firefighting plane drops water as part of helping to extinguish the fire on Nahal HaGivori road, Haifa' 22/11/2016/ Photo: CC BY-SA 4.0 Avi Ben Zaken, from Wikipedia

prevent the next fire

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The eastern lowland gorilla. Endangered. Source: Hans De Bisschop / flickr.

A world is disappearing

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Close to half of the examined islands are defined as suffering from a water shortage. Photo: Sergio Jara, Unsplash

lost islands?

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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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Burnt trees in Beit Oren after the fire in Carmel in 2010. One of the common mistakes that occur after a fire is quickly entering the area with heavy tools to cut down and remove burned trees. Photo: Hanay / wikimedia.

Scorched Earth

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The new Polar Bear menu

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The blue-gray layer (left) gives wheat resistance to pathogens. When the scientists silenced the genes responsible for producing this layer, the wheat grew a brilliant green color (right)

The scientist in the wheat field

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2D model of the human protein 2LANCL (in green) which is not known to bind metals. In yellow - the amino acids from which, according to the algorithm, the binding site is composed. The template according to which the model of the XNUMXLANCL protein was built contains a zinc ion whose position is marked in blue

Following the metal

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