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'The Morning the Apples Began to Sing': A story of wonder and imagination - review

A story of wonder and self-expression, inspiring children to imagine, create, and embrace life’s hidden miracles.

Thee are no illustrations, except for an unexpected one on the last page.
THE ALMOND TREE has been watching over the Land of Israel for longer than we can fathom.

Hiking in the Holy Land: The almond tree, Israel's ancient clock

A Levantine Vernal Copper (Tomares nesimachus) butterfly

INPA releases Red Book for Butterflies detailing extinction, endangerment threats

Yiftach Singletrack – Named after Yiftach Gurni.

15 kilometers of the spirit of heroism: A new bike singletrack in the heights of Pitchat Nitzana


The island that beats Thailand in every way – beer for NIS 4 and empty beaches

While Thailand struggles with overtourism, Palawan in the Philippines offers the same tropical beauty with low living costs, empty beaches, and two UNESCO World Heritage Sites without the crowds.

Boat ride in the Blue Lagoon, El Nido, Palawan, Philippines

Ancient 'Monkey Lizard' with weird skin appendages hints at a colorful past

Mirasaura provides the first direct evidence that complex skin appendages appeared early during reptile evolution and are not unique to pterosaurs, birds, and other dinosaurs.

Ancient 'Monkey Lizard' with weird skin appendages hints at a colorful past.

Israeli man seeks custody of daughters found in hidden Indian cave

Police recently located Kutina and the two young daughters living in a cave hidden in a jungle, and forcibly removed them, citing safety concerns.

Indian security forces walk inside a jungle area during a gun battle with separatist militants in Noor Takiya, 25 km (16 miles) south of Srinagar, October 6, 2009.

New research hints: Spiders came from the sea

Researchers have discovered that the nervous system of this ancient marine arthropod surprisingly resembles that of modern arachnids.

Sea spider in Antarctica.

Legacy in the desert: Why this Israeli national park is like no other

Blending ancient history with modern innovation, Timna Park has become a national treasure, thanks to decades of development led by Jewish National Fund-USA and the Chudnow family.

 Dusk at Timna

Two of the world's strangest creatures are rewriting evolution science

A new study on a 100-million-year-old fossil reveals: The platypus and the echidna, the only two egg-laying mammals, may have been born in water rather than on land.

Platypus

‘Miracle in the Mountains’: Kiwi bird rediscovered after 50-years in New Zealand

The Department of Conservation flew ranger Iain Graham and his dog Brew to Adams Wilderness. They found the elusive female kiwi and collected feathers for DNA confirmation-called “almost miraculous.”

 ‘Miracle in the Mountains’: Kiwi bird rediscovered after 50-years in New Zealand.

Greenland's ancient sled dogs reveal unique genetic lineage

Despite historical accounts, study finds minimal wolf ancestry in Qimmeq sled dogs.

 Greenland's ancient sled dogs reveal unique genetic lineage.

Typhoon Danas batters Taiwan west coast with record two hundred twenty kilometers per hour winds

More than 300 flights were canceled, and 176 remained grounded by 10 a.m. Monday.

 Typhoon waves in Taiwan.

In pursuit of Israel's plants: Photographing flora of the Jewish state

Photographing them was a thrilling experience that brought me in contact with plants that most of us know nothing about but are part of our landscape.

 Jerusalem caper (Caparis spinosa)