A Return to Zion period coin found with a rare shekel weight in the Judean Hills
An extremely rare 2,550 tear old coin discovered in the Judean Hills from a Return to Zion period when 50,000 exiled Jews returned to Israel from Persian empire.
Better Juice partners with Ingredion to create 80% less sugar in juice
FoodTech start-up Better Juice from Israel is collaborating with Ingredion (NYSE: INGR), a publicly traded company of specialty ingredients to the food and beverage industry.
Beyond the smoke: Understanding the nuances of cannabis as an investment
The recent wave of legalization of cannabis globally has caught the attention of investors seeking new and lucrative opportunities. As more countries embrace the potential of the cannabis industry, it has witnessed unprecedented growth, creating a fertile ground for significant investment possibilities.
Foster + Partners passive energy brain center in Jerusalem
Foster + Partners Safra brain center uses passive energy technology for cooling, but not PV panels as originally advertised.
Suicidal teens might be sleep deprived
Suicide and suicidal thoughts are linked to sleep deprivation in teens: new study
Black churches protected in America with $4 million fund
Black churches stand as timeless bastions of faith, resilience, and achievement in communities across America. These sacred spaces have been the birthplace of movements, the planning grounds for change, and a refuge for those seeking solace.
Man poses with photo of forest he helped restore
A beautiful story to carry one's legacy and to make Miss Rumphius proud: a man in Turkey has single-handedly restored a forest in his hometown.
Israel’s BeeHero a top 100 cleantech company
A startup from Israel called BeeHero is using sensors and data to help conventional beekeepers maintain healthy hives. A sensor in the hive that monitors conditions paired with a planning app helps commercial beekeepers keep track of their hives in the field, real time.
5 Choices an Individual Can Make to Lead a Greener Life
Well, there are five major choices that every individual can make in order to lead a greener life. Here’s how each of these choices can benefit you, other than just saving the planet.
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Aquellum is hidden in a mountain in Aqaba
This week the fantasy is about Aquellum, a futuristic digitalised community for global nomads that will be completely encased in a mountain, invisible to anyone outside. But accessible from Aqaba, Jordan and located on the Red Sea.
Amazon deforestation is killing the lungs of the earth
For the first time scientists have determined that due to the ongoing deforestation in the Amazon basin in recent decades, the number of thunderstorms and rain in the region has decreased significantly, and the area over which they occur has shrunk.
Uzbek greenhouses go digital
New “smart” farming techniques and technologies, like drip irrigation and pest traps, are helping farmers in Uzbekistan revolutionize their greenhouses, save water and increase their crop yields and incomes.
Keep your kids away from third-hand smoke
In a new study, published in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, researchers tested the surfaces in smoking households where children reside and found troubling results, says Ashley Merianos, a tobacco researcher at the University of Cincinnati who led the study.
Why is pee yellow mystery solved
The enzyme that makes urine yellow has been finally identified. It has been known for more than 125 years that a compound called urobilin is responsible for urine's yellow colour. But it was unclear how exactly it is created from the red-orange bilirubin.
Lab-grown meat telling convenient lies about carbon footprint?
In a preprint, not yet peer-reviewed, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have found that lab-grown or “cultivated” meat’s environmental impact is likely to be “orders of magnitude” higher than retail beef based on current and near-term production methods.