marine conservation

The first animals on Earth. The sponge Theonella swinhui. Photo: Micha Ilan Laboratory

The sponge from the Gulf of Eilat that produces anti-cancer substances and neutralizes arsenic: This is how Theonla Swinhoey's "laboratory" works

When you think of sponges, the image of SpongeBob immediately comes to mind. But what sponge lives in Eilat that contains bacteria, anti-cancer substances and dangerous toxins? The hottest questions about the most interesting animals. Zvait website
Small snails and sea urchins come to the boards in droves and destroy everything growing on them. Photo: Maxim Rubin-Blum and Yitzhak Makowsky

Palmachim Disorder: What is hiding hundreds of meters below the surface of the Mediterranean Sea?

Animal habitats have been placed deep in the sea off the coast of Israel. They reveal unique living conditions that have been almost unexplored.
A close-up photo of the tube's shell openings. Photography by Ayelet Nir

A snail without limits

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The 'pipe builder' snail was awarded the title of 'environmental engineer', in light of its contribution to the construction of rocky surfaces on the coastline and reducing their rate of weathering in an effective way. It came to the brink of extinction, but researchers from Ben Gurion University succeeded
Leucoraja ocellata species photographed at the cold end of its range, Labrador Sea, Newfoundland, Canada. (Photo: Shahar Chaikin)

living on the edge

Fish that change their distribution towards the poles due to climate change are declining in abundance
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