Hundreds Evacuated After Fires Break Out Across Israel Amid Scorching Heatwave

Two moderately injured from smoke inhalation ■ Police block several roads near areas where firefighters are working to control flames

Ending Earthquake Proofing Program Leaves 1 Million Israeli Homes at Risk

Tama 38 did not accomplish what it was set up in 2005 to do, but the government has not proposed an alternative

WATCH Swarms of Jellyfish Invade Power Plant in Southern Israel

Influx could block plant's cooling water filters and halt operations, amid concern the creatures could be significantly harming local fish life

Opinion What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Could Learn From How Israel Copes With Earthquakes

Lesson 1: No matter how urgent the threat of climate change, even bigger government is not the one and only solution

There's a Spider on the Catwalk: New Arachnid Species Named for Fashion Icon Karl Lagerfeld

The frisky arachnid and deceased designer shared a subdued color scheme in black and white, the scientists explain

Ammonia Leak in Israeli City Prompts Rail Shutdown

Residents near train stations in Acre instructed to stay inside after leak at Unilever factory ■ Three treated for burning eyes, dizziness

Israel Saw Significant Rise in Temperature in Recent Decades, Study Shows

Research notes increase in frequency of especially hot nights in past 30 years, as well as a decline in number of days with precipitation of 10 millimeters or more

Opinion Could a Chernobyl Disaster Happen in Israel?

State Watchdog: Environmental Ministry Filed 'Misleading' Reports on Pollution Inspections

State comptroller claims ministry ordered numerous surprise inspections, didn’t carry all of them out and issued misleading reports; ministry denies charges

Digging Through the Wreckage of Israel's Orthodox Hippie Haven That Was Razed by Flames

National fires in Israel destroyed at least 40 of the community’s 50 homes in Mevo Modi'in, founded by the famed 'singing rabbi' Shlomo Carlebach

Bush Tomato Classified as World’s First Gender-fluid Plant

After decades of perplexity over its nonbinary flowering forms, botanists finally figure out what the Solanum plastisexum of Australia’s Outback really is

Study Reveals How Dogs Hijacked Our Hearts and Wallets

Dogs were first domesticated by European hunter-gatherers, resulting in the only animal that looks you straight in the eye, wiggles its eyebrows and asks for help

Baby Pterodactyls Could Fly From Birth and Didn’t Need Coddling

Old thinking: They had tiny wings like baby bats and chicks. New thinking: No they didn’t, and since they could take wing right after hatching, they may not have needed parental protection

Tel Aviv Ranks Third in Mediterranean in Amount of Plastic Waste Washing Ashore

World Wildlife Fund report, which did not examine all cities along the Mediterranean, says that on just one kilometer of Tel Aviv beach, 46 pounds of trash reach the shore each day

'This Sentiment Will Spread': Swedish-born Anti-flying Movement Makes Acolytes Across Europe

A number of famous Swedes have stopped flying, including opera singer Malena Ernman, the mother of teenage activist Greta Thunberg who has thrust climate change into the spotlight

Israeli Scientists Join Colleagues From Sudan, Saudi Arabia to Save Red Sea Corals

The new center located in Bern, Switzerland, will study the Red Sea corals’ resistance to both global and local threats

High Fruit Prices in Israel: ‘Gov’t Looks Out for Farmers, Not Shoppers’

Israel forbids the import of dozens of types of fruits and vegetables, and when it permits imports, they’re often subject to high import duties and draconian limits

Wildfires Rage Near Jerusalem, Forcing Israelis to Evacuate Their Homes

Firefighters say the blazes are under control after they battled them throughout the day

In First for Israel, Two Seaside Cities Ban Plastic Disposables on Beaches

Move is part of a greater attempt to reduce use of single-use plastic in Eilat, Herzliya

Collapsing Environmental State of Gaza Poses Threat to Israel's National Security, Report Warns

Sewage dumping and air pollution could severely effect desalination plants and smog levels, experts say, warning none of Gaza's groundwater will be fit for human use by next year

Government in Paralysis: All the Ways New Election Stalls Israel's Progress

Haaretz correspondents show how the dissolution of the Knesset will affect the work of the army, the judicial, health and education systems — and the lives of Israelis

Watchdog Okays Building Greenhouses on Rare Dunes Next to Israel's Border With Gaza

The dunes near Netiv Ha’asara, which cover some 6,000 dunams, is one of the last large dune areas in the coastal plain region

Animal Testing Plummeted in 2018 Due to Sharp Decline in Fish Experiments

Some 45 percent of all experiments on animals were classified as involving the maximal level of pain and 14 percent involved significant pain or suffering without alleviation, or led to death

In This American Hippy Community in Israel, All That's Left Is Ashes

Mevo Modi’im, where all residents are followers of 'Singing Rabbi' Shlomo Carlebach, 40 houses were destroyed. It's now painted black with charcoal

1,700 Fires Extinguished in Israel Over Three Days Amid Intense Heatwave

Firefighting jets from Egypt, Greece, Cyprus, Croatia and Italy helped Israel put out the flames

Fires Across Israel Come Under Control; Thousands Evacuated

70-year-man dies of heat stroke ■ Netanyahu ordered looking into foreign assistance ■ Heat wave expected to continue well into Friday

First Nest in the World of Captive-bred Egyptian Vulture Found in Israel

Two birds spotted years after their start at a nearby incubation center in the north of the country

Vulture Severely Hurt in Golan Poisoning Released Back to Nature

Eight vultures, two jackals and a fox were found dead in the Golan Heights after eating poison spread illegally over the weekend. Only 12 vultures remain in the Golan

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