Apparently, There’s a Gene That Decides the Fate of Your Siesta

Mediterranean peoples and their fruit flies take siestas, and now researchers at Rutgers have found the regulatory mechanism in the insect

Police Nab Suspect in Poisoning of Golan Vultures, Jackals and Fox

Meanwhile, condition of surviving vulture improves; wildlife groups to lobby for law calling for stiffer punishment in cases of poisoning

Analysis To Prevent More Vulture Deaths, We Need Harsher Penalties

The Nature and Parks Authority has taken steps to save the vulture population - but they won't help if farmers poison the birds

Opinion Climate Change Could Lead to Another Holocaust

Timothy Snyder's 2015 suggestion that Hitler's campaign against the Jews was part of an ecological war takes on new resonance today, as the climate crisis raises the specter of genocidal battles over food supplies

Why an Israeli Green Activist Gave Up His Little Garden of Eden

His eco-friendly home drew thousands every year, but then he decided it was high time to live like ordinary Israelis

Drop Everything and Head for Northern Israel's Glorious Gushers

A springtime hike in the Upper Galilee, along Tzalmon Stream and the Parod waterfalls, is an unadulterated pleasure – but beware the blight of litter

This Is the Last Climate Change Story You Will Ever Read — if You Take Christiana Figueres’ Advice

It takes a world, not a village, to fix the problem we created, but the technology (mostly) already exists, says the architect of the Paris Agreement and co-winner of this year’s Dan David Prize

Earth Day 2019: This Passover, Israel Is a Plastic Polluting Superpower

Whether motivated by considerations of kashrut or sheer laziness, sales of single-use tableware soar on holidays

Opinion Who’s Invited to the Mammal Party?

I (Don’t) Feel the Earth Move: Study Detects 2 Million Quakes in California Over 10 Years

Southern California experiences a very small quake every three minutes, says Caltech big-data study that weeded out the noise from modern society

Snow and Storms: Unseasonably Wintry Weather Descends on Israel

Mount Hermon sees snow, while thunderstorms and hail hit the north and center of the country ■ Flash floods may occur in the Jordan valley, Judean desert and Dead Sea

Only 38% of Israelis See Global Warming as Major Threat, Study Finds

Nearly half of Israelis view climate change as a minor threat or not a threat at all, a study by the Pew Research Center finds

There’s a Way to Save Jordan. But It Might Kill the Dead Sea

Water crisis in the Hashemite kingdom can be eased by desalinating water from the Red Sea, with brine waste used to replenish the vanishing Dead Sea — but experts don’t agree if it will succeed

Controversial Hotel Plan Nixed in Favor of Nature Reserve in Israel's Arava Desert

The Southern District Planning Committee is supporting a plan to have the hotel built at a nearby site adjacent to the southern entrance to Timna Park

WATCH Lake Kinneret Is the Fullest It's Been in Five Years, and There's More to Come

Rising waters means more time to prepare for drier winters anticipated down the line

Other Animals Glow in the Dark, but Brazilian Toadlets Are Something Else

These tiny amphibians range from yellow to red with pumpkin hues in the middle, but their bones, visible through thin skin, glow bright blue under UV light

WATCH: Kangaroo Rats Prevail Over Snakes by Ninja Tactics

And thus students and camera technology debunk the theory that kangaroo rats were immune to venom

Tehran Caves to Israel: World's Longest Salt Cavern Discovered, Beating Iranian Record

Malham is one of 150 caves in Mount Sodom, at the southern part of the Dead Sea, that are made of pure salt. It’s been known to Western travelers since the end of the 19th century

Three-legged Persian Leopardess in Jerusalem Zoo Gets Contraceptive Implant

Ashur, who is 14 and three-legged, is one of perhaps 1,000 Persian leopards remaining in the world ■ Despite being endangered it was decided that pregnancy was undesirable at Ashur’s advanced age

Israel Discharges Treated Sewage Into Jordan River in Spite of Ministry’s Opposition

The Water Authority approved the move, even though the Environmental Protection Ministry and environmentalists argue it causes harm to flora and fauna near streams

Israel's Environment Ministry Calls to Halt Oil Production: Shale Oil and Fracking Too Dangerous

Planned projects will lead to more pollution and earthquakes – and defeat plans to end the use of fossil fuels by 2013, says environmental watchdog

Israelis and Palestinians Fed Up as Bid to End Burning of E-waste Fails

223 plastic-burning sites have been found in Palestinian villages and Israeli settlements, but such industries' importance in the West Bank economy make it difficult to find a solution

In Photos: Israel Wakes Up to a Flurry of Butterflies

Painted ladies are migrating from Africa northwards in their hundreds of millions

Wolves, Badgers and Deer, Oh My! Cameras Catch Rare Animals Crossing Israel's Roads

Several ecological overpasses were originally built under highways to help gazelles pass through tunnels but recent video footage shows other animals making use of the corridors

Rainfall Hits High After Five-year Drought, Raising Level of Sea of Galilee

The level of the Sea of Galilee, which has suffered from years of drought, has risen about 2 meters so far this rainy season

Meteorological Service’s Radar Fixed After 2 Months on the Fritz

The 25-year-old radar is vital for identifying storm clouds, precipitation and outlying phenomena such as strong wind gusts and lightning storms

Heavy Rains Lift Sea of Galilee Water Level Above Danger Zone

The lake exceeded the lower red line – below which the government is meant to stop pumping from the lake – for the first time in two years

Dozens of Rare Butterflies Sighted in Jerusalem Area Park

The T. nesimachus is one of 14 species of butterfly that are protected in Israel

Record Number of Sea Turtles Hatch in Israel, Showing Success of Rescue Efforts

13,000 sea turtle eggs hatched in 2018, breaking a record