“In our age of the ‘sixth mass extinction’, our daily activities are causing hundreds and thousands of species to be lost forever. To turn the tide on the biodiversity crisis, we must identify regions and species most in need of…
Eco Wave Power Global AB announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with CIMC Offshore Engineering Institute Co., Ltd., otherwise known as CIMC OEI. The parties would work towards the promotion of a pilot plant in China based on Eco Wave…
A new survey conducted by Bar-Ilan University reveals that a majority of Israeli parents who have children between the ages of 5-11 would agree to have them vaccinated against COVID-19 if the FDA approves the vaccine for this age group.…
A scientific explanation for those battles over the air conditioning remote control: Researchers at Tel Aviv University’s School of Zoology offer a new evolutionary explanation for the familiar scenario in which women bring a sweater into work, while their male…
A meager 3% of trees in Israel are threatened, compared to 30% of trees in threat of extinction worldwide. In bad news, a report assessing the state of trees worldwide has found that 30 percent of tree species are threatened…
A second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine should be offered to individuals infected with the virus shortly after receiving the first dose, according to findings recently published by the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University and Ziv Medical Center. The study tracked…
The CERN Council announced the election of Professor Eliezer Rabinovici as its 24th president, for a period of one year, renewable twice, with a mandate starting on 1 January 2022 Geneva, 24 September 2021. The CERN Council has today announced the…
It’s not just how hot the fires burn – it’s also where they burn that matters. During the recent extreme fire season in Australia, which began in 2019 and burned into 2020, millions of tons of smoke particles were released…
BlueGreen Water Technologies (“BlueGreen”), a global watertech company, announced that following its groundbreaking treatment, Chippewa Lake, Ohio’s largest inland natural lake, is now celebrating two years free from toxic algae blooms. The treatment broke five years of high toxicity levels in the lake, and marked…
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has infected over 165 million people worldwide causing nearly 3.5 million deaths. Recent vaccination efforts have been hindered by multiple coronavirus variants that challenge current vaccines. While infection generally produces a mild disease, in some patients it…