Environment

British broadcaster David Attenborough turns 100, notable for not joining anti-Israel boycotts

The famed BBC broadcaster, whose family rescued Jewish sisters before the Holocaust, has never backed Israel boycotts and once praised Israel’s climate innovation.

A drone view shows an artist from the Sand In Your Eye art team putting the finishing touches to a giant sand portrait of David Attenborough to mark the conservationist's 100th birthday, on the beach in Morecambe, Britain, May 6, 2026.
Swimming in the sinkholes. Part of an immersive sunrise excursion, a mineral dip in the freshwater sinkholes offers a restorative and wild experience on the rugged northern shores.

The 35-minute miracle: Inside Jerusalem’s best-kept Dead Sea escape

AFTER A 16-HOUR journey from Tel Aviv, I encountered an unexpected California winter, where ancient pines in the Sierra Nevada stood heavy with snow between January storms.

The saline blueprint: Can saving the Dead Sea reshape Middle East diplomacy?

THE VERTICAL green walls are transferred from decorative features into intelligent, responsive environmental systems

Breathing life into buildings: Israelis develop better ways to prevent indoor air pollution 


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.

A loan wind turbine spins as exhaust plumes from cooling towers at the Jaenschwalde lignite coal-fired power station, which is owned by Vatenfall, April 12, 2007 at Jaenschwalde, Germany.

Scientists in Brazil starve trees of water to test Amazon's limits

Like hospital patients, the vital signs of 61 of the trees are measured, including sap and carbon dioxide flow, respiration and temperature, with solar-powered equipment.

 The Amazon rainforest.

New Delhi police detain dozens in anti-pollution protests

Delhi's toxic air sparks protests after authorities' costly cloud-seeding effort failed to bring rain. Citizens have demanded real action from a divided government.

Protesters hold placards in front of the India Gate during a protest against air pollution in New Delhi, India, November 9, 2025

Hundreds protest in Tunisia’s capital over worsening pollution crisis

Residents of Gabes have reported rising rates of respiratory illnesses, osteoporosis and cancer, which they blame on toxic gases from the state chemical group’s phosphate plants.

Demonstrators hold signs as hundreds of Tunisians march through the capital Tunis to protest a severe environmental crisis caused by pollution from a state chemical plant in Gabes, in Tunisia, October 25, 2025

Israeli desert microorganisms survive harsh climate, offer clues to life on Mars

The findings may redefine the known boundaries of life on Earth and offer a model for what microbial life might look like on Mars or other arid planets.

Israelis swim in the "Disappearing Lake" in Timna Park, in the southern Israeli desert, on September 9, 2017

Israeli breakthrough: The technology that could save the planet from global warming

Innovative SolCold technology cools the environment without using energy. Israeli entrepreneurs are promoting it to companies and organizations - from wineries and breweries to the military.

Global warming: melting glaciers at the poles; snowstorms and freezing temperatures in other regions.

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupts, spewing ash 10 km. into the sky

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted in Indonesia, sending volcanic ash 10 km. into the sky. Authorities raised the alert to its highest level and evacuated nearby villages amid growing concerns.

Mount Lewotobi, Indonesia, photographed in c. 1915; illustrative.

The vanished Red Sea and the catastrophic flood that brought it back

Researchers found that 6.2 million years ago, the Red Sea dried completely and was then suddenly reflooded, marking one of Earth's most extreme environmental events.

Vibrant marine life in the current day Red Sea.

Air pollution: A persistent plague on the lungs of Jerusalemites

Air pollution is not adequately monitored, and the government lacks the funds to implement a national plan.

A tourist covers her face near Jaffa Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem as a sand storm hits.

Wildlife advocate, primate expert Jane Goodall dead at 91

Goodall was a pioneer in her field, both as a female scientist in the 1960s and for her work studying the behavior of primates.

Dr. Jane Goodall, chimpanzee researcher and naturalist, observes through glass some of Taronga Zoo's 25 member chimpanzee colony in Sydney