Marine
Nahariya upgrades the municipal marina – honoring one of its greatest residents
Nahariya Municipality and the Strauss Family launched a project to renovate the marina, named after Michael Strauss, with classrooms, boat storage, maintenance, and a memorial wall.
Ancient magnetite fossils may be remnants of a natural GPS used by marine creatures
US Coast Guard's Bombshell: How OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush Ignored Warnings Before Titan Imploded
WATCH: Rare pod of false killer whales spotted near Herzliya
Israeli scientists discover mechanism for scallops to camouflage eyes
Oysters, mussels and clams have a mechanism that makes the color of their eyes camouflage to match the color of the water they're in.
Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds
A study found man-made noise could increase the risk of mother whales being separated from their calves since their normal vocalizations are quiet.
Israel's beaches cleanest they have been in 17 years, new report says
The coastal areas of Acre, Haifa, Carmel, Bat Yam and more were the cleanest beaches in Israel throughout 2022.
Biden welcomes release of American Trevor Reed from Russia
Reed, 30, from Texas, was convicted in 2019 of endangering the lives of two police officers while drunk on a visit to Moscow.
Russian court dismisses appeal of jailed former US Marine Trevor Reed
Trevor Reed, 30, from Texas, is serving out his term after being convicted in 2019 of endangering the lives of two police officers while drunk on a visit to Moscow.
Swords, gold & shipwrecks: Israeli waters keep on revealing treasures
For thousands of years, ships have sailed in the region and archaeological remains bear witness of the richness of its life.
On This Day: Achille Lauro hijacking, resulting in Klinghoffer murder
The ordeal lasted two days and ended in one casualty — the murder of a 69-year-old wheelchair-bound Jewish-American man.
US vessel intercepted by IRGC speedboats in Persian Gulf - report
A spokesman for the US Navy said that he was unaware of any unsafe interaction with Iran in the last two days.
Jewish Marine went viral for cradling baby makes kids happy at a JCC
The photo was of Matt Jaffe, a 27-year-old sergeant, cradling a baby in Afghanistan on Aug. 20. The soldier’s smile, and the story behind the photo, helped make it go viral.
Early humans from 100,000 years ago collected crystals, eggshells
The ostrich shells found in the study were certainly collected, but they were common to the area, leading the researchers to believe that they were the remains of water containers.
