Environment
Watershed moment for extinct Israeli frog
January 03, 2012

The Hula painted frog was considered a relic of history, until a vigilant park warden spotted the creature jumping back into existence.


Hula Painted Frog
The Hula painted frog has hopped back to life in Israel.

It had been about 50 years since the painted frog special to Israel's Hula Nature Reserve was last seen. By the mid-1990s an international ... Read Full Story [Watershed moment for extinct Israeli frog]
Bio-filter blasts nitrates out of the water
December 22, 2011

Nitrates in drinking water pose serious health problems, but a new low-tech solution from Israel is coming to the rescue.

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A year of healing after the great Carmel fire
December 15, 2011

A massive inferno last December took a devastating toll on the northern Israeli biosphere, but there's some good news 12 months later.

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Kite surfing spurs solar energy breakthrough
December 11, 2011

Israel's Eternegy can get 40 percent more power from the sun with lightweight solar energy trackers based on the principles of kite surfing.

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Super strain argan oil now made in Israel
December 04, 2011

Argan oil, the much-in-demand product of the endangered Moroccan argan tree, is now available in a hardy 'super' strain developed in Israel.

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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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