Steinhardt Museum of Nature

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

Tel Aviv University Museum of Natural History The Israeli Center for Citizen Science

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Citizen science. Illustration: Avi Blizovsky via DALEE

The largest center of its kind in Israel for citizen science launches at the Tel Aviv Museum of Natural History

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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
bats Illustration: depositphotos.com

Eyes closed: Bats are able to navigate long distances using sound alone

The researchers found that they were also able to produce a sound map of the area in their minds
Eastern wasp. Photo: Shahar Shahar, Tel Aviv University Spokesperson

Wasps are the only animal that can drink alcohol without limit

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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
Tristram butterfly box. Photography - Ofir Tomer

Butterflies collected in the 19th century were donated by the Oxford Natural History Museum to the Tel Aviv University Natural History Museum

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The box contains dried butterflies that were collected in the Land of Israel between the years 1863-1865 by delegations of the Anglican Church and have now been donated to the Steinhart Museum of Nature at Tel Aviv University
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