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The Middle East as seen from 250 miles above in this photo from the International Space Station. Countries, from left, along the Mediterranean coast include Egypt, Gaza, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. The major waterways shown from left to right are the Nile River, Gulf of Suez, Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea, April 4, 2016. Credit: NASA on Flickr via Wikimedia Commons.

Deep-sea shark discovery in Israel sheds light on understanding of climate change

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A research initiative led by the University of Haifa and partners in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea recently revealed deep-sea brine pools and related habitat hotspots, including hundreds of deep-water sharks and the largest concentration...
Dr. Aviad Scheinin. Credit: University of Haifa.

Israeli researcher named National Geographic Society ‘Emerging Explorer’

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The National Geographic Society named University of Haifa professor Dr. Aviad Scheinin as one of its “Emerging Explorers” in 2021—one of 15 individuals it described as changing the world “one idea at a time.” In an announcement...
An aerial view of the beach in the southern Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon, on June 1, 2019. Photo by Edi Israel/Flash90.

On Earth Day, delving into Israel’s ‘overlooked’ sea

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Much of the public attention surrounding Israel, both within the country and internationally, focuses on the land. Yet the sea plays a significant and unsung role in the development of the state, according to...
A scuba diver in the Gulf of Eilat, in the Red Sea, on May 19, 2018. Photo by Maor Kinsburksy/Flash90.

Saving the Red Sea’s coral reefs by building fake ones

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Israel’s bustling city of Eilat, at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba and Red Sea, is renowned for beaches, hotels and one of the world’s northernmost coral reefs. Magnificent, colorful, diverse corals, sponges,...
Outside of the sandbar and dusky sharks being tracked along Israel’s shores, researchers are seeing fewer sharks in the greater region this year, including blue sharks, mako sharks and thresher sharks, August 2020. Photo by Hagai Nativ, University of Haifa’s Morris Kahn Marine Research Station.

From Hadera to Ashdod: Daily and seasonal commutes of Israel’s sharks

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Israel’s sharks travel about 50 kilometers (about 30 miles) between human-altered habitats along the shores of Hadera and Ashdod from season to season in a single-day commute, reveals research from the University of Haifa’s Leon...
Marine life in the waters of Eilat, Israel. Credit: Reza Luke via Wikimedia Commons.

Oceanography exchange program to bring American graduate students to Israel

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Israel has been chosen as one of four countries to host 27 graduate students from 24 U.S. institutions as part of a first cohort of the Limnology and Oceanography Research Exchange (LOREX) program, funded...
Israeli marine biologist Shimrit Perkol-Finkel, CEO of ECOncrete, is one of five awardees in the WE Empower U.N. SDG Challenge. Photo: Courtesy.

Israeli marine biologist wins UN business contest award

Israeli marine biologist Shimrit Perkol-Finkel, head of Tel Aviv-based ECOncrete, was selected as an awardee in the WE Empower U.N. SDG Challenge, the first global business competition for women entrepreneurs who are advancing United Nations Sustainable...