YUVAL BAGNO

Yuval Bagno is the social affairs, welfare, and environment reporter for The Jerusalem Post 's Hebrew-language sister-publication, Maariv .

Keshet high school students take their mathematics matriculation examination (Bagrut), in Tel Aviv, June 29, 2020.

'Catastrophic event on historic scale': Israel plunges in PISA rankings with worst-ever test scores

Sea Turtle Rescue Center.

The new attraction where you can get up close to sea turtles

The British waterworks at Yarkon National Park.

After decades in darkness: Tel Afek's historic underground waterworks opens to public


Drowning rates surge to 350% from 2025, org. tells Knesset committee last week

Since the data was presented, an additional three teenagers died drowning; one boy in Kibbutz Palmachim, and two girls in the Jordan River.

Magen David Adom stationed at Israel beach.

Government designates eight new forests as natural reserves along northern border

This is a broad initiative led by the ministry, as part of a national regulatory process, aimed at providing effective protection for forested areas in Israel.

HANITA FOREST

The development that makes it possible to maintain the health of edible fish

Ahead of Shavuot, the demand for quality fish is steadily increasing, and a new Israeli development allows breeders to significantly improve the health monitoring of edible fish.

Nitzan Gerzi from the SeaNovation innovation center in Eilat

The Israeli developments that are changing the food industry

The global food industry causes about 32%–34% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Against this backdrop, Israeli entrepreneurs are developing innovative solutions to transform the industry.

Meal for hikers by NakedPak.

School system to fully reopen across Israel starting Sunday, Education Ministry confirms

The Education Ministry announces the full reopening of schools nationwide, including northern communities, following updated security guidelines amid the ceasefires with Lebanon and Iran.

Children return to school in Rishon LeZion following a ceasefire in the war with Iran, April 9, 2026.

Academic institutions switch to remote learning, cancel all non-mandatory activity amid Iran war

The Council for Higher Education will continue to monitor developments and update institutions in accordance with guidance from the security authorities.

Students at Ben Gurion University, in Beer Sheba. November 04, 2025.

Blue and white pride: An Israeli development bringing the vision of a green economy closer

Researchers from the Technion and Sweden’s Chalmers University developed a new palladium-based method to improve hydrogen storage for clean transport, industry, and energy.

Are We on the Way to a Green Energy Revolution?

80% lower costs: The Israeli innovation shaking up the cultured food market

An Israeli startup revealed a hydrogel-based platform that cuts cultured food production costs and could speed the shift to sustainable alternatives to animal-based products.

Cultured meat.

Thousands go hiking in Israel as fallout from severe weather raises flood risk

The Israel Nature and Parks Authority warned that water levels in streams and rivers across the country have risen following recent rainfall, and several parks are closed due to flood risk.

A rainbow is seen over the Hula Nature Reserve in northern Israel following a winter rain, January 13, 2026.

Hadera approves major coal reduction at Orot Rabin power station, pollution expected to drop

The reduction in coal dust pollution is expected to be significant, about 80% of current levels, and the monitoring will enable close oversight of emissions and pollutants.

File photo: A general view of Israel Electric Corp's Orot Rabin coal-fired power station is seen on the Mediterranean coast near the central town of Hadera April 24, 2013.