'Sponge of the sea': Israeli researchers develop aerogel that captures, breaks down oil spills
BGU researchers created an aerogel that could capture oil spills while helping oil-eating bacteria degrade the pollutants.
Environment & Climate Change
Israel Nature and Parks Authority seeks public help after dolphin washes ashore in Tel Aviv
Five sea turtles return to nature after rehabilitation, Israel Nature and Parks Authority announces
Israel prepares for effects of 'Godzilla' El Niño with Health Ministry drills
Over 2,000 evacuated in western Germany due to raging wildfire near Belgian border
Residents were asked to leave their homes in the village of Gey at around 4:00 a.m. and go to an assistance center set up at a primary school in a nearby village, authorities said in a statement.
Croatia wildfire forces hundreds to evacuate, 36 confirmed injured, seven critically
Flames enveloped settlements and trees over 1,000 hectares, turning the night sky red above Omis, a scenic town on Croatia's prized Dalmatian coast surrounded by trees and rocky hills.
Severe storms, tornados kill multiple people in Midwest US as power is cut in Chicago, Columbus
Images and videos have surfaced on social media showing major flooding, widespread property destruction, innumerable collapsed trees, and even flipped cars.
China tourist sites closed, construction projects halted, as Typhoon Dolphin moves deeper inland
The strongest typhoon to hit China this year, Dolphin, was an unusually resilient storm system that traveled nearly 6,000 km before making landfall over the weekend.
At least 224 killed, more trapped under rubble after 7.4 magnitude earthquake shakes Colombia
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar shared his concerns about the earthquake in a statement and offered his Colombian counterpart any assistance Israel could provide in the aftermath of the quake.
Europe’s summer heatwave reveals Ice Age mammoth bones, sunken Nazi relics in receding Danube River
Near Opatovac, Croatia,receding water levels have also begun to reveal a shows the wreckage of the Hungarian cargo ship Fulton which sunk in the Danube in 1937 while transporting coal.
Israel enters ‘fascinating season’ as migratory birds arrive at KKL-JNF’s Hula Lake
The first flamingos of the autumn migration have arrived at KKL-JNF’s Hula Lake, marking the start of a season that will bring millions of birds through Israel’s Upper Galilee in the coming weeks.
After mass seabird death event, Australia warns of wider H5N1 bird flu threat
"Australians should expect to see more spread and larger numbers now of wildlife being affected," said Agriculture Minister Julie Collins.
Climate change made 'fire-prone' weather conditions more likely in Spain and France, scientists say
Ongoing wildfires in Spain and France have forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate and scorched huge swathes of land.
Record heatwave expected to hit Israel this weekend with potential 47°C in Sea of Galilee region
Extreme heat is forecast for the southern Golan Heights, the northern valleys, the Lower Galilee, the Kinneret Valley, the Dead Sea coast, the Jordan Valley, the Arava, the Judean Desert, and Negev.
