Environment
Dead Sea divers discover new forms of life
October 23, 2011

Way underneath the salty surface of the lowest spot on earth, microorganisms and underground springs thrive.


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Danny Ionescu holding a rock covered with white biofilm.

A massive algae bloom that turned the Dead Sea red in the 1980s convinced scientists that there was life in that famous inland salt lake after all. A new set of studies by underwater researchers indeed shows that Israel's Dead Sea holds a vast number of living secrets waiting to be revealed.

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Greener heating for hotels and hospitals
October 17, 2011

An Israeli hybrid water-heating system shaves thousands of dollars a year off heating costs at big facilities, and vastly improves efficiency.

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Holy Land wildlife goes forth and multiplies in Africa
October 10, 2011

The once virtually extinct Saharan scimitar-horned oryx has gotten a new lease on life thanks to an Israeli breeding program.

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Going naked to save the Dead Sea [video]
October 03, 2011

Spencer Tunick gathers 1,000 volunteers to pose in the buff at the Dead Sea to bring attention to the ecologically troubled site.

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Food and fuel from greenhouse gas?
September 22, 2011

With the help of algae, Israel's Seambiotic is turning carbon dioxide emitted by power plants into fuel and nutraceuticals.

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February 5, 2012 - An Israeli smartphone app already in use worldwide enables drivers to avoid jams, and navigate their way through crowded city streets, using data from their phone's GPS.
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