L.: Stalks of bread wheat  Right: Aphids on a stalk of wheat

Ben-Gurion University plant biologist is figuring out how wild wheat protects itself from insects

Wheat is a staple crop that provides 20% of the world population’s caloric and human protein intake. Although wheat is essential for human and...

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Hebrew U.: It is increasingly important to have accurate climate models to predict storms

As the world grapples with the cataclysmic events associated with climate change, it is increasingly important to have accurate climate models that can help...

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Photo : Dr Nurit Shamshoni-Yepa

(Français) Kenya : un parc éolien installé en zone aride qui n’alimente pas les riverains en électricité

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Left and middle: Impact of the extreme heatwave and drought of summer 2018, as compared to summer 2017, on fields around the town of Slagelse in Zealand, Denmark (photo: European Space Agency; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO). Right: Danish maize field in July 2018 (photo: Janne Hansen; CC BY-NC 4.0).

BGU, Hebrew U.: Desert regions may better inform the future of global temperate zones driven by climate change

According to NASA, nineteen of the hottest years have occurred since 2000, with 2016 and 2020 tied for the hottest ever on record. This...

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Refuge climatique à Barcelone - Courtesy of Barcelona City Council

(Français) Technion (Israël) : créer des abris climatiques et générer de l’ombre pour les piétons

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Setting a methane bubble alight  Photo Prof. Orit Sivan

Permafrost: how much methane is being produced and released into the atmosphere

Considerable amounts of methane, one of the major greenhouse gases, are sequestered in sediment under the permafrost surrounding the Artic Circle. However, global warming...

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Israel: a national climate calculation centre to predict the regional impact of global warming

The Israeli government has approved the establishment of a national climate calculation centre to predict the regional impact of global warming. The new research...

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Tel Aviv University and IIE: corals’ fluorescent colors are designed to serve as lure for their prey

It is a known fact that corals glow, even at a depth of 45 meters. Now, Tel Aviv University researchers have succeeded in proving...

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