environmental research

The bluish acacia is the most common invasive plant in the KKL forests. Photo: pixabay

Defeat the system: the creative ways to eradicate the spread of the bluish system

The bluish acacia, an invasive tree brought to Israel from Australia, is spreading rapidly and threatening the local ecosystems. New research suggests innovative solutions, including biological control using weevils, chemical control, and mechanical methods such as disinfection
A blood-sucking mosquito. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Anti-mosquito drones

Mosquitoes can transmit deadly diseases, such as West Nile fever. Is it possible to prevent this by using drones that will scatter more mosquitoes in the air?
The differences between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in the fields of science. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Science summarized Trump's position against Harris' position on scientific issues. Trump wants to damage basic science as well, Harris - to his predecessor

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Ahead of the presidential elections, Science magazine examined the differences between the positions of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on science and environmental issues
This is how the bloom collapses: four giant hexagon-shaped viruses that have replicated in a unicellular alga (the rough texture on the right) are on their way out to infect more algae. Three of the viruses are normal and ready for action - and one is white and empty of DNA. Photo: Dr. Daniela Shatz

The hunt for giant viruses in the ocean

Gal Vared holds a rope on which a soft coral grows in the coral reef at a depth of 15 meters in front of the Katsa beach (photograph: Dr. Ronan Lieberman)

Encouraging news: plastic pollution in the Gulf of Eilat is low compared to other coral reefs in the world

The research team: "We must act quickly to continue to protect our coral reefs" * The article is dedicated to the memory of Tal Ilon, a man of the sea, commander of the Kfar Gaza alert squad who was murdered on the 7
Almog Beach, Eilat. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Between sky and water

How growth of the mineral calcium carbonate affects the carbon dioxide cycle in the waters of the Bay of Eilat, and thus the ecosystem and climate warming