Nature

Sunrise, migration, and birdwatching: A new site opens on the Carmel coast

Ma’agan Michael Birdwatching Park, between the Taninim River and Mediterranean, offers guided tours, bird sightings, and serves as a major stopover on the migration route.

At Ma’agan Michael Birdwatching Park.
IT IS no accident that Song of Songs is read every Passover. The book is saturated with an explosive, summoning, and impossible to resist spring – an explosion of energy and new life

Passover and Song of Songs: What spring teaches us about freedom

A butterfly lights on a pile of candy at the Mahaneh Yehuda market.

The approach of spring: In Jerusalem, nature continues its cycle amid war - opinion

 Wolf

Near an IKEA store: Wolf bites woman in the face in Hamburg shopping area


Unveiling Zealandia: How magnetic data revealed Earth's hidden eighth continent

Magnetic data and geochronology reveal the submerged continent's geological history.

 Coral sea topography.

How axolotl cells 'remember' their position to regenerate lost limbs

Upon injury, axolotl cells switch on a signal that is broadcast across one side of the limb, instructing cells to regenerate structures that match their location.

 How axolotl cells 'remember' their position to regenerate lost limbs.

Rare fossilized butterfly identified as new extinct species Tacola kamitanii

It is the first butterfly fossil from the Early Pleistocene epoch, dating to 2.6 to 1.8 million years ago.

 Rare fossilized butterfly identified as new extinct species Tacola kamitanii.

Rare golf ball-sized New Zealand snail filmed laying egg from its neck

Conservationists caring for the endangered species had never before witnessed its unique egg-laying process.

 Powelliphanta augusta.

Israel's Fire and Rescue Authority bans igniting fires in open areas for ten days

The Fire and Rescue Authority statement comes just over a week after the major fires that broke out at the Judean Hills.

Israel Fire and Rescue Authority operating at the site of a car explosion in Kfar Saba on March 8, 2025.

Heroes' journey: Memorial sites that blend nature, landscape, and stories of heroism

From north to south: Sites, lookouts, memorials, and trails established in memory of Israel’s fallen soldiers.

 The Wet Trail

Galilion Hotel introduces ‘Summer Camp’ program to beckon families back to North

The Summer Camp will present a spectrum of summer activities for all ages. Children will embark on an imaginative global journey, including off-site visits to attractions in northern Israel.

THE GALILION Hotel’s ‘Summer Camp.

Atlantis Mountain's hidden fortress: A glimpse into Earth's undersea Lost City

Scientists warn, "Any plume or discharge caused by mining could easily enter the extraordinary habitat," highlighting the risks posed by deep-sea mining to the Lost City.

 Atlantis Mountain's hidden fortress: A glimpse into Earth's undersea Lost City.

Massive wildfire destroys nature reserve, two years after restoration project

Massive wildfire destroys nature reserve, two years after restoration project

 Fire in Yavne, April 22, 2025.

25,000-year-old elephant ancestor found in Chandrapur

Along with the fossils, paleolithic tools were also found at the site, indicating that early humans lived with these giant elephants and perhaps hunted them.

 25,000-year-old elephant ancestor found in Chandrapur. Illustration.