Category: Health & Nutrition
Photo by Aleph Farms
Growing Meat as Opposed to Raising Meat
Israeli ag-tech company, Aleph Farms, can successfully produce cultured meat using a fraction of the land, resources, and time. Young activists are echoing this principle to generate broader public acceptance as a legitimate way to combat climate change.
Photo by Maria Lupan on Unsplash
Israel’s cities are not ready for the climate crisis
A new Israeli study conducted in Haifa found that the city is not sufficiently prepared to deal with the effects of the climate crisis. Additionally, the lack of awareness among local decision-makers and city residents was found to be alarming Photo by Maria Lupan on Unsplash
Israel’s cities are not ready for the climate crisis
A new Israeli study conducted in Haifa found that the city is not sufficiently prepared to deal with the effects of the climate crisis. Additionally, the lack of awareness among local decision-makers and city residents was found to be alarming
Photo by Shelbey Miller on Unsplash
Music for the plants
Some gardeners claim that playing music for their garden plants helps them grow. Others even write music, especially for plants, to increase the growth rate. But can plants even hear? And if so, can this property be utilized to increase agricultural yields and feed the world's ever-growing population? Israeli scientists weigh in on the matter
Photo by Amir Arnon, Ramat Hanadiv
What’s the Gazelle eating?
The Mountain Gazelle is a symbol of nature conservation in Israel, but its habitats are disappearing quickly, and its future is uncertain. Luckily, the country’s forests seem to have given refuge to stable gazelle populations. For the first time, scientists are trying to understand how Israel’s pine forests support these elusive herbivores
Photo by Andreas Rockstein on Flickr
Silent invasion
In the United States and Europe, measures are already underway to stop the spread of Ambrosia confertiflora, a particularly aggressive invasive plant that originated in America. However, Israel is still not sufficiently aware of its harmful effects on public health and the environment. A team of experts is trying to change the situation
Photo by Ivan on Flickr
The Environmental Tariff of Drinking Water
A new Israeli study examined the environmental and climatic effects of the country's drinking water, from its starting point, through pipelines and desalination plants, all the way to the end consumer
Photo by Katya O. on Unsplash
Will Israeli watermelons become renewable fuel in the future?
The Malali watermelon is known for its large crunchy seeds, a popular snack among Israelis. However, 97 percent of the fruit is discarded in the field as waste. A new Israeli study shows that this waste could be used to produce renewable fuel
Photo by Christopher A. Dominic on Flickr
New sensor technology “at face level” for more accurate air quality measurements
Israeli scientists from the Technion are developing a set of small portable sensors and a unique algorithm for accurate air pollution mapping in order to monitor the air we breathe more effectively
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