Ecology

'Graceful dancing giants': Divers spot five manta rays swimming through Eilat Bay

Manta rays are cartilage fish that can reach an impressive wingspan of about seven meters, and despite their impressive size, are known as "gentle giants" and are not dangerous to humans.

APRIL 21, 2026|ByZIV REINSTEIN

Manta ray spotted in Eilat Bay, April 21, 2026.

Illustrative image of a town in Central Asia.

Ignoring Central Asia’s environmental crisis is a strategic mistake - opinion

Falling water levels also affect river transport and port operations. The Caspian Sea's declining levels threaten ecosystems and critical economic assets, including ports and energy facilities.

APRIL 12, 2026|ByZULFIYA SULEIMENOVA

Plumes of smoke rise after the IDF carried out house demolitions in the northern Gaza Strip in January. It is believed that between 80,000 and 200,000 tons of munitions were fired or dropped on Gaza over two years of war.

From Ukraine to Gaza, war's ecological toll sparks ecocide accountability push

As conflicts from Ukraine to Gaza ravage ecosystems, momentum is building to recognize environmental destruction as a war crime

JANUARY 27, 2026|BySTEPHANIE L. FREID

Visitors walk across salt formations along the receding shoreline of the Dead Sea, a stark sign of the region’s growing environmental crisis.

Israel's overlooked challenge: Environmental damage from two years of war - from the editor

As the war winds down, Israel faces a quieter crisis – environmental damage from Gaza to the Dead Sea, alongside long-neglected ecological failures now demanding urgent attention

JANUARY 27, 2026|ByRUTH MARKS EGLASH

Climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic

Unlike the wildfires in California or Australia, we cannot claim that the pandemic is a direct result of climate change.

APRIL 15, 2020ByDAVID LEHRER

the same underlying conditions that caused COVID-19 to become a pandemic are some of the root causes of climate change.

Corona’s silver lining

We must not go back to our excessive and fossil-burning ways.

MARCH 26, 2020ByYOSEF I. ABRAMOWITZ

As a masked woman looks on, Roni Ben-Ari and Yonatan Meushar celebrate their wedding at Ein Hemed, which is offering free, small-scale weddings for young couples due to restrictions imposed by the government to fight coronavirus on March 18

My Word: Going green and ancient prayers

Among the stories I remain proudest of was an investigation into the state of the country’s rivers – warning of the dangerous levels of pollution.

OCTOBER 10, 2019ByLIAT COLLINS

Some of the 'Cool Globes' on display near Jerusalem's O;d City in 2013 to raise awareness of climate change.

5780: The year of environmental teshuva

We are over-consuming the world.

OCTOBER 6, 2019ByNIGEL SAVAGE

Endangered turtles bred in captivity in Israel to help save species

The hatchling, one of 60 to be released into the wild this week, is part of a unique conservation program run by the Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Center.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019ByREUTERS

Two green sea turtles touch heads at the Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Center, in Mikhmoret north of Tel Aviv, Israel September 23, 2019.

Stav Shaffir offers a 12-year green economy program for Israel

Israel Democratic Union party released on Tuesday a program meant to place Israel on the cutting edge of the global effort to save the planet.

AUGUST 28, 2019ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Israeli researchers are using 3D printing technology to help rebuild coral reefs

Coral reef systems are being continuously degraded worldwide. This technology, now being applied off the coast of Eilat, helps rebuild the diversity of the underwater ecosystem.

AUGUST 25, 2019ByZACHARY KEYSER