Science and Technology
Tons of poisonous black tar wash up along Israel’s entire Mediterranean coastline • Israeli environmental minister says cleanup may take years, vows to find those responsible.
“We have joined the ‘Civil Space Revolution’ called New Space, in which, unlike the Old Space, not only giant companies with huge budgets and large teams of engineers can build and launch satellites,” said Professor Colin Price.
As the Golan becomes covered in a seasonal white canopy, Israel’s capital gets its first real snow after years of anticipation.
It awards three gifts of $1 million shared among the winners of each category: Past, Present and Future.
The two contracts in the works, with Doha and Europe, aim to solve Gaza’s energy-supply crisis and save the Palestinian Authority hundreds of millions of dollars, says Qatari envoy Mohammed al-Emadi.
Director of IDF Military Intelligence Maj. Gen. Tamir Hayman says that organizational and perceptual changes, based on new technological advancements, have proven very successful in the field.
Col. (res.) Oded Halevy, CEO of Gotrack HLS, who use to command the IDF’s Combat Collection School Brigade, employs former military lookouts and uses artificial intelligence to protect a growing number of civilian sites across Israel.
Their high diversity and presence in all marine habitats make them ideal candidates for monitoring ongoing pollution and its impacts.
Trees that have been planted by JNF maintain forest health, combat desertification, protect watersheds and manage water flow.
From almond trees and veganism to ancient languages and Middle Ages sources, some interesting holiday tidbits.
Extra-fast-charging car batteries are commercially ready; now Israeli startup StoreDot is working with BP to repurpose gas stations as charging stations.
The Abraham Accords are good news for houbara bustards, an iconic desert bird and flagship species of dwindling numbers.
