Climate
Climate change made 'fire-prone' weather conditions more likely in Spain and France, scientists say
Ongoing wildfires in Spain and France have forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate and scorched huge swathes of land.
Record heatwave expected to hit Israel this weekend with potential 47°C in Sea of Galilee region
A hotter Europe needs Israeli science - opinion
Coast Guard removes environmentalist ship from US 250th anniversary parade over political banners
Turkey proposes joint COP31 leadership to end host standoff with Australia, sources say
Australia and Turkey both submitted bids in 2022 to host COP31, and neither has withdrawn, leading to an attention-sapping impasse that must be overcome at this year's COP30 meeting.
UN: Global emissions set to fall 12% by 2035, but still short of climate target
The revised figure represents progress from the expected 10% reduction announced on October 28.
Tens of millions invested: Bar-Ilan University launches world-class innovative R&D labs
NetZero Ventures and the National Energy Storage Institute launched labs at Bar-Ilan University to boost energy and climate tech development and commercialization with tens of millions invested.
Could a cosmic catastrophe have altered earth's ancient climate?
Researchers found shocked quartz indicating a comet explosion linked to megafaunal extinctions and the clovis culture's collapse.
Ancient DNA Reveals Mastodons Were Shaped by Ice Age Climate Swings
New genetic evidence uncovers repeated waves of dispersal and surprising diversity among North America’s Ice Age giants.
Afghanistan earthquake death toll tops 2,200, survivors face aid crunch
The tremor, at a depth of 10 km (six miles), followed the earlier quakes that flattened villages in Kunar and Nangarhar provinces, left tens of thousands homeless, and injured more than 3,600 people.
COP30 absence: Can Israel maintain its global climate impact? - opinion
Israel's official absence from COP30 this year should be seen as a wake-up call by the country’s climate and development community.
Buried beneath Jerusalem: a massive First Temple dam and the ancient climate crisis that sparked it
A mystery of ancient engineering revealed - was this the answer to Judah’s worst drought?
Addressing climate security - A global imperative for international cooperation
Scientists link Greenland 'cold blob' to faltering Atlantic conveyor belt
Only a weakened AMOC scenario fits a century of temperature and salinity records, according to University of California, Riverside scientists.