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Innovation
The future of food
By ISRAEL21c Staff
Volumetric capture creates a metaverse-ready avatar. Image courtesy of YOOM
Innovation
Make yourself into a metaverse-ready avatar
By Brian Blum
The carved hand on the moat wall. Photo by Yoli Schwartz/Israel Antiquities Authority
Life
Mysterious handprint excavated in ancient Jerusalem moat
By Marion Fischel
Photo by Tomer Foltyn/Open Restaurants
Life
Tali Friedman, Jerusalem’s kosher cooking guru to the stars
Chairman and CEO Avi Brenmiller accepting the CleanTech Business Club’s outstanding startup award in Abu Dhabi, January 16, 2023. Photo courtesy of Brenmiller Energy
Innovation
Brenmiller Energy wins World Cleantech Award at UAE event
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Illustrative photo by Portrait Image Asia via Shutterstock.com
Innovation
Want job stability? Don’t become a CFO
By Brian Blum
Lior Raz attends the Light of Israel ceremony, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
Life
10 things you don’t know about Fauda but should
By Naama Barak
Expert exercise feedback from your phone. Photo by LL_Studio, via Shutterstock
Innovation
A custom, no-equipment fitness regimen for your busy day
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Seahorse’s ‘Lennon’ wine, in line with its tradition to name its wines after famous artists. Photo by Zeev Dunia
Life
The little winery where every bottle is a labor of love
By Naama Barak
Illustrative image by Gorodenkoff via Shutterstock.com
Innovation
Molecular blocker halts breast cancer metastasis
By Naama Barak
Photo by Nithid via Shutterstock.com
Life
Traces of possible Silk Road uncovered in Israeli desert
By Sarah Levi
Ulcerative colitis is a painful inflammatory bowel disease. Photo by Backgroundy via Shutterstock.com
Innovation
A natural, plant-based treatment for ulcerative colitis
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Photo by Mikhail Nilov via Pexels.com
Innovation
9 companies to watch in Israeli space-tech
By Brian Blum
Ran Ronen at Wasabi Israel. Photo by Dror Varshavski
Earth
Man takes a spicy gamble, growing wasabi in Israel
By Elana Shap
Earth
See how Dead Sea loses 600 Olympic pools of water every day
By Naama Barak

Innovation

Photo courtesy of Dream Doctors Project
Innovation
Study shows medical clowns essential in patient treatment
By Marion Fischel
Photo courtesy of Ravin AI, maker of an automated vehicle inspection app that made TIME’s list of best inventions for 2022.
Innovation
5 Israeli technologies named TIME best inventions 2022
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Image by Johan Swanepoel via Shutterstock.com
Innovation
Vital-sign monitors that don't touch your body
By Naama Barak
Architect’s rendering of the Sderot Resilience Incubator. Image courtesy of Sderot Municipality
Innovation
Resilience-tech hub opens in Israel’s most resilient city
By Abigail Klein Leichman
CES Las Vegas, January 2023. Photo by RYO Alexandre via Shutterstock.com
Innovation
At CES, Israeli technology steals the show
By Jonathan Frenkel
Carteav’s team testing out the company’s electric low-speed commuter carts. Photo courtesy of Carteav
Innovation
A self-driving cart to ferry you around a campus or resort
By Brian Blum
The staff of Joonko. CEO Ilit Raz is seating in the middle. Photo courtesy of Joonko
Innovation
How to recruit under-represented candidates to the workforce
By Brian Blum
Image by Everythingpossible, via Shutterstock
Innovation
The high-tech fields that will define 2023
By Dror Bin
Image by Ground Picture, via Shutterstock
Innovation
Israeli high-tech gets a reality check in 2022
By Abigail Klein Leichman

Life

A jazz performance of "The Trombones of Slide Hampton" during the Jerusalem Jazz Festival in Tower of David museum in the old city of Jerusalem. Photo by Michal Fattal/Flash90
Life
The ultimate guide to seeing live jazz music in Israel
By Marion Fischel
Maayan Eliasi, far left, plans to make it into the top three in the next world championship. Photo by Better Aesthetics
Life
The vegan bodybuilder finding compassion in her sport
By Naama Barak
The northern perimeter of the Pool of Siloam. Photo by Koby Harati/City of David Archives
Life
Jerusalem’s ancient Pool of Siloam to be opened to public
By Georgia Barnett
The excavations in the Nitzana dunes that uncovered the ancient campsite and ostrich eggs. Photo by Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority
Life
Ancient ostrich eggs uncovered in Israeli desert
By Naama Barak
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Sheba's Dr. Mattan Arazi treating a patient in Ilorin, Nigeria, January 9, 2023. Photo courtesy of Sheba Medical Center
Life
Israeli MDs go to Nigeria to treat children’s eye diseases
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Eyal Shimoni at the 4 Deserts Ultramarathon in Antarctica, December 2022. Photo by Thiago Diz/RacingThePlanet
Life
After Antarctica, Israeli ultramarathoner trains for Chile
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Daydream’s embedded DALL-E generative AI created this artwork from the customer’s request for “An owl and a robot sitting for lunch on the streets of Paris.” Photo courtesy of Mixtiles
Life
Monet, Van Gogh? No, let AI create art for your walls
By Abigail Klein Leichman

Earth

Earth
Israel opening national energy storage research institute
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Vegan mayonnaise based on chickpeas. Photo courtesy of ChickP
Earth
Chickpeas, the little legume with big alt-protein potential
By Abigail Klein Leichman
The 163-story Burj Khalifa in Dubai is currently the world’s tallest building. Photo by Kelly Shutstoc, via Shutterstock
Earth
Skyscrapers are huge mistakes, warns engineering expert
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Balena’s slides biodegrade within weeks inside a controlled composter. Photo courtesy of Balena
Earth
World’s first fully compostable footwear on the way
By Abigail Klein Leichman
People visit the ancient Bet Guvrin-Maresha caves, a UNESCO world heritage site, November 5, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
Travel
10 ecotourism day trips around Israel
Photo by Zoe Schaeffer on Unsplash
Innovation
Golda, the Israeli hen that lays only female eggs
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Earth
Could ancient wheat be the solution to the world’s food crisis?
By Elana Shap
Vgarden’s fish-free tuna can be integrated into any traditional tuna recipe without compromising on taste or texture. Photo by Hagit Goren
Innovation
Grab the (vegan) mayo: fish-free canned ‘tuna’ is here
By Naama Barak
Earth
Saving the ocean from plastic
By ISRAEL21c Staff

Travel

Cyclamens bloom in Israel. Photo by Paula Cohen/KKL-JNF
Travel
When and where to see Israel’s desert flowers bloom
By Naama Barak
The 2023 marathon is set draw a crowd of over 40,000 runners. Photo courtesy of Tel Aviv Yafo Municipality
Travel
Tel Aviv marathon to try and break athletics world record
By Naama Barak
Tourists on the lookout point on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, July 12, 2022. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90
Travel
2.67 million tourists visited Israel in 2022
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Photo courtesy of Museum of Illusions, Tel Aviv.
RareMuseums
15 unusual Israeli museums
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Photo courtesy of The Circassian Heritage Center in Kfar Kama, Israel.
Travel
Galilee Circassian village picked as top tourism spot
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Rewilding Israel
The bold and beautiful rewilding of Israel’s wetlands
By Abigail Klein Leichman

Winter in Israel

Practical steps to help the planet

Photo by Zhang Kaiyv on Unsplash
Light pollution
Light pollution is bad for our health and the planet – 10 tips to help
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Photo by Anastasia Taioglou on Unsplash
Preserving the sea
7 tips on how to save our oceans
By Anton F. Post
Photo by Dragos Gontariu on Unsplash
Saving electricity
7 easy tips to save electricity at home
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Photo by Dennis Klicker on Unsplash
Conservation
8 simple ways you can help beneficial bugs survive
By Abigail Klein Leichman
A male Palestine sunbird in a Jerusalem park. Photo by Mendy Hechtman/Flash90
Bird protection
4 tips to lure birds to your garden, and why that’s important
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Photo by Artem Beliaikin on Unsplash
Earth
11 tips for greening the lifecycle of your clothing
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Photo by Jos Speetjens on Unsplash
Water conservation
7 easy ways we can all conserve precious water
By Abigail Klein Leichman

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