Marine Life
UNESCO adds 25 new World Heritage Sites including Mount Olympus, Normandy's D-Day beaches
The List of World Heritage Sites includes sites in three categories: cultural sites, natural sites, and mixed sites which combine the two.
Marine researchers rescue sea turtle tangled in fishing line off the coast of Caesarea
Loggerhead turtle rescued off the coast of Haifa after sea pollution, fishing line caused injury
WATCH: Two sperm whales spotted off coast of Ashdod by University of Haifa researchers
Whale spotted off Israel's coast, washes ashore lifeless hours later
This is the seventh whale in recent years to have washed up dead on Israel's shorelines.
Octopus' complex cells are key to their high intelligence, study finds
New research on octopus cognition presents a promising model for studying memory networks in other animals and humans.
Cruise ship witnesses slaughter of dozens of pilot whales
Passengers aboard a cruise ship that had docked in the Faroe Islands were shocked and horrified to bear witness to the mass slaughter of pilot whales.
Shark Awareness Day: One-third of sharks and rays at risk of extinction
BioDB CEO says shark and ray species are threatened in Israel’s Mediterranean Sea.
Bottlenose dolphins use 'baby-talk' with their calves - study
Just as humans often modify our speech and use 'baby-talk' when talking to babies, a new study finds that bottlenose dolphins do the same with their young.
UN adopts world's first treaty to protect high seas biodiversity
In approving the text, member states have "pumped new life and hope to give the ocean a fighting chance," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement.
Archaeologists discover 150 unknown fossilized species in Wales
In some of the specimens, nerves and digestive systems are still fully intact, which is extremely rare.
Oceans are heating up as El Niño weather patterns return
The climate phenomenon known as "El Niño" has caused oceans to reach the highest temperatures in recorded history.
Pod of Risso's dolphins spotted in Eilat
A group of approximately 10 dolphins was spotted swimming close to the water's surface by the Israeli-Egyptian border.
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.
