Thirty years of climate talks: Progress, pitfalls, and a planet in peril
Ahead of the Brazil summit, the data tells a sobering story: fossil fuel use remains high, temperatures are surging, and 30 years of talks have not been enough.
Environment & Climate Change
Rare wolf spider not seen since 1985 rediscovered on remote nature reserve
Typhoon Kalmaegi death toll hits 114 in Philippines, rebuilds strength as it heads to Vietnam
Kalmaegi death toll climbs to 66 as Philippine survivors confront destruction
'Pirate trash fires': IDF, Civil Admin. work to dismantle illegal waste sites in West Bank
New data provided by Israel's Civil Administration has revealed that the cross-border environmental crisis is escalating dramatically, nearly tripling complaints from Israeli residents.
Haifa beaches to reopen Saturday after sightings of rare whale shark
At adulthood, the species can reach 12–14 metres and weigh more than 20 tonnes, making it the largest fish on Earth.
White's thrush spotted in Israel for the first time by local birdwatcher
White's thrush is a small bird from the thrush family whose natural habitat spans the northern forests of Asia, from the continent’s northeast to the slopes of the Ural Mountains.
Hurricane Melissa leaves 49 dead in Caribbean, churns north
Dozens confirmed as killed across the Caribbean as the Category 5 hurricane sweeps across the region.
How Egyptian fruit bats seasonally adapt behavior to compete with rats - study
Researchers at Tel Aviv University noticed a pattern: bats took fewer risks while scavenging in the winter, but became braver as spring approached.
Extremely rare softshelled turtle Shalom rescued from Jordan River after becoming entangled in wire
Shalom was found with wire around his snout and an X-ray revealed he swallowed two fishing hooks.
BGU researchers part of international team in study saying reptiles could face extinction threat
Reptiles include a wide variety of cold-blooded, air-breathing vertebrates, including snakes, lizards, turtles, iguanas, crocodiles, and alligators.
Hundreds protest in Tunisia’s capital over worsening pollution crisis
Residents of Gabes have reported rising rates of respiratory illnesses, osteoporosis and cancer, which they blame on toxic gases from the state chemical group’s phosphate plants.
Wyoming dinosaur 'mummies' reveal a surprise: hoofed feet
The two Edmontosaurus individuals, dating to the very end of the dinosaur age, 66 million years ago, were a young adult, roughly 40 feet long, and a two-year-old juvenile, about half that height.
David Attenborough makes history at 99, winning Daytime Emmy award for orangutan doc.
Now 99 years old, Attenborough beat the previous winner Dick Van Dyke who set his own record at 98 in 2024.
