Bio Milk may sound like agricultural fiction, but with a decade of research and the company soon going public, its lab-produced replicas could become one of Israeli science’s latest cash cows Yoram Gabison Published on 03.11.2020 If you take any 1-liter carton of milk off the shelf, you’ll be holding the equivalent of 900 liters […]

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Adding 1.5-liter containers to law will overwhelm their ability to collect and store bottles, retailers say Hadar Kane Published on 02.11.2020 A plan by Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry to expand the scope of the bottle-deposit law is meeting up with nearly wall-to-wall opposition from supermarket chains and other big retailers. Announced two weeks ago by […]

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The study used marker-assisted breeding (MAB) to successfully identify genes that can increase grain protein content, as well as resist the fungal disease known as stripe rust. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF   OCTOBER 21, 2020 Professors from the University of Haifa were recognized alongside colleagues from the University of California, Davis, by the US-Israel Binational […]

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Two cylindrical cages, three meters in diameter and 3.6m tall, were filled with hundreds of wild-caught mature fish of breeding age in February. Breeding season begins in July but researchers moved the fish over early to give them time to acclimatize to their new environment. They were released into the Creek after the breeding season […]

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Ministers from the three countries to hold videoconference brokered by the African Union on Tuesday, Khartoum says. 27 Oct 2020 Sudan has said it will hold three-way talks on Tuesday with Egypt and Ethiopia over a controversial Nile dam project that US President Donald Trump has warned could lead to military action. Foreign and irrigation […]

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Turning its back on American shale, the gas giant is looking to strike deals with Israel and other countries after its multi-billion-dollar acquisition of Noble Energy Reuters 26.10.2020 After years of focusing on U.S. shale, Chevron Corp is staking its natural gas future on the Middle East, a volatile and divided region where energy majors […]

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Zafrir Rinat Oct 27,2020 Government plan aims for 30 percent solar energy and 70 percent natural gas for electricity production by 2030, after rejecting an Environmental Protection Ministry proposal for a 40-percent target The cabinet approved Sunday a plan to boost electricity production from renewable sources from 17 percent to 30 percent by 2030, in […]

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Egypt Independent October 20, 2020 Egypt’s International Cooperation Minister and the Governor of Egypt at the World Bank, Rania al-Mashat said that Egypt has succeeded in offering the first green bonds in the Middle East and North Africa worth US$750 million, to finance expenditures related to green projects which take into account environmental standards. It […]

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Egypt Independent October 19, 2020 Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohamed Shaker announced that work is now underway to construct a new wind power complex with a capacity of 2,000 megawatts in the Red Sea governorate – of which 500 megawatts will be generated by the German company Siemens. In a Sunday statement Shaker […]

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“While you may be calming your conscience, you’re still liable to be polluting the environment,” said Prof. Shenkar on the use of bioplastic dishes. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF   OCTOBER 22, 2020 A new study has found that plastic dishes and utensils sold as environmentally friendly do not biodegrade as rapidly in a marine environment […]

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The team was flown to Florida under the direct instruction of Gov. Ron de Santis, following a successful previous attempts to deal with outbreaks in China, South Africa, Russia, Israel and the US. By IDAN ZONSHINE   OCTOBER 25, 2020 Israeli scientists who specialize in cleaning algae from large bodies of water were called in […]

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27/10/2020 Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said on Monday the world should be looking at all options to mitigate emissions of greenhouse gases in its fight against climate change, but that getting rid of oil and gas would be “far-fetched and unrealistic”.   “Let’s not focus on the fuel of choice but rather how we can […]

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The car is made out of recycled waste including food remnants, different kinds of plastic and even used diapers. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF   OCTOBER 20, 2020 Students from the city of Eindhoven in the Netherlands have created a car using recycled Israeli waste and Israeli UBQ Materials’ plastic replacement developed in Tze’elim in the […]

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Negev institute joins dozens of others from around the world working together on emergency response to range of threats including earthquakes and tsunamis; Earth and Planetary Image Facility also serves as regional NASA lab Ynet | Published: 10.15.20 The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs has chosen the Earth and Planetary Image Facility at […]

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By Maram Kayed – Oct 22,2020 (JT file photo) The project to utilise arable lands, as per the Royal vision to achieve food security, helps in reducing poverty and unemployment levels, Minister of Agriculture Mohammad Daoudiyeh said AMMAN — The project to utilise arable lands, as per the Royal vision to achieve food security, helps […]

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By Bahaa Al Deen Al Nawas A drone deployed by the Water Ministry, in cooperation with King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau, uncovered a water theft incident in the desert area of Jafer on Tuesday (Photo courtesy of Water Ministry) AMMAN — A man was caught red-handed on Tuesday stealing water from a Disi […]

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By Bahaa Al Deen Al Nawas – Oct 14,2020 AMMAN — A total of 33 species, 39 per cent, out of the 85 assessed species in Jordan are considered threatened, according to the first “national red list” assessment book. Out of the 33 threatened species, 10 are “critically endangered”, 20 are “endangered” and three are […]

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RSCN, IDECO ink deal to develop action plans By Maria Weldali – Oct 14,2020 The electrocution of birds is considered as one of the main dangers that threaten migratory birds at the local and global levels (Photo courtesy of Aqaba Bird Observatory Facebook page) AMMAN — The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) […]

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Coral reefs in the Arabian Gulf talk to each other to help repair areas under stress.   Researchers from the American University of Sharjah discovered a connectivity phenomenon allows corals to transport larvae from areas where it is abundant to regions in need of supply.   That may be enough to maintain areas facing degradation […]

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Despite progress in the collection of electronic waste in Israel, many obstacles still lie ahead Zafrir Rinat 15.10.2020 On Wednesday, the world marked International E-Waste Day, an initiative aiming is to raise awareness about one of the biggest pollution problems the world is currently facing – and one that, according to UN data, is only […]

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