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Israeli scientists say they’ve discovered a unique immune system in sea anemones
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (912+ words) When the sea anemone split from the lineage leading to humans about 600 million years ago, this ancient marine animal’s immune system also developed its own way of fighting viruses, Israeli researchers found in a groundbreaking study. In peer-reviewed research, scientists…...
Live fast, die young: Israeli scientists link rapid-growth gene to early aging in fish
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (896+ words) Israeli scientists say a key gene that helps African turquoise killifish grow quickly and reproduce early can also shorten their lives and increase their cancer risk, offering new evidence for a decades-old theory about aging. The researchers worked with killifish…...
The hunt for the red lionfish — a beautiful and dangerous invader
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1208+ words) The stunning Red Sea predator is wreaking havoc on the Mediterranean ecosystem, prompting an unprecedented alliance to curb its rapidly expanding population...
Palestinian handed 30-month sentence for trying to sell illegally obtained lion cub
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (86+ words) As part of plea deal, defendant also pleaded guilty to trying to sell additional exotic animals, owning an illegal M-16 rifle...
Ramat Gan Safari bids farewell to Bahati, iconic 65-year-old elephant
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (25+ words) One of the oldest recorded female African elephants in the world, she bore five calves and boasts a lineage of 52 elephants across European zoos...
2 more rare ibexes found dead after massive acid spill
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (334+ words) Two more dead ibexes were found Saturday in Nahal Ashalim, two weeks after a massive spill poured tens of thousands of tons of acid waste through the nature reserve in southern Israel. The find means that eight of the 26 ibexes…...
Road racket killing the mood for birds breeding in half of Israel’s open spaces – study
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (388+ words) Road traffic noise could be affecting bird breeding in nearly half of Israel’s open space, including just under a quarter of its environmentally protected areas, according to a new study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Researchers reached these conclusions…...
War will not interrupt annual migration of millions of birds through Israel — expert
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (446+ words) The spring migration is entering its peak, with millions of birds expected to arrive in Israel to nest and breed despite incoming missile fire from Iran, according to the Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund’s chief ornithologist. Yaron Charka explained that…...
A third of Israel’s butterfly species threatened, with three already extinct
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (454+ words) About a third of Israel’s butterfly species are threatened, with three already extinct, according to the first local Red List for insects, compiled jointly by a number of Israeli organizations. Israel’s Red List is modeled on international lists of the…...
New Israeli fossil research shows some winged dinosaurs lost ability to fly
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (483+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 802 A new study of rare 160-million-year-old dinosaur fossils has opened a fresh window onto the evolution of flight in dinosaurs and birds By examining fossilized feather molting patterns, Yosef Kiat, a researcher at Tel Aviv University’s…...