Marine biology

'I noticed two shadows in the water': Two sharks spotted at Beit Yanai Beach

Marine biologist Dr. Adi Barash explained that there is no reason to fear the beach. Still, the INPA advised to exercise caution.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A free-diver swims next to Sandbar sharks in the Mediterranean sea near the northern Israeli coastal city of Hadera, on December 30, 2022.
Stenella frontalis.

Google announces new AI aimed at communicating with dolphins

The system, called DolphinGemma, has already managed to generate dolphin-like acoustic sequences and is based on data collected over four decades in the wild.

|ByDR. ITAY GAL
False Killer Whale, Pseudorca crassidens, Papua New Guinea, Pacific ocean

WATCH: Rare pod of false killer whales spotted near Herzliya

False killer whales - which are in fact a dolphin - are typically deep-sea dwellers, and are one of the rarest marine mammals in the region.

|ByZIV REINSTEIN
an illustration of a shark being eaten by an even larger shark Scientists have long assumed megalodons looked like big great white sharks, but new research suggests this is not the case

Megalodon shark may have reached 80 feet, new study finds

Megalodon sharks roamed the seas between 20 million and 3.6 million years ago.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli, Arab, int’l scientists call for action to save Red Sea corals

Achieving regional cooperation between countries such as Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia presents unique challenges, but the scientific community is ready to do its part.

MARCH 4, 2020ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
The Red Sea Simulator at the inter-university institute in Eilat allows for continuous, automated monitoring of 80 aquariums