Nature

The second phase of Limon Park in Safed is completed with a 5.5 million shekel investment, offering new hiking trails, ecological restoration, and a connection to Galilee streams.

A stunning sunset painted Israeli skies in brilliant shades of red and orange on Monday evening, as viral WhatsApp messages urged residents to capture the rare cirrus cloud display.

A new study published in Nature reveals that colorful butterfly wing patterns create optical illusions during flight, deceiving predators regarding their speed and true direction.

Tens of thousands of Israelis visited nature reserves and national parks during Sukkot, prompting temporary closures at popular sites due to overcrowding.

A new scientific study reveals that human ears find the song of the common blackbird most soothing, while the barn owl's screech is considered the most jarring natural sound.

Explore a fascinating collection of recent TED lectures covering scientific breakthroughs, from the venomous slow loris to fungal evolution and space station oxygen systems.

Five rehabilitated sea turtles were released back into the Mediterranean Sea at Beit Yanai National Park following successful treatment at the national rescue center.

A comprehensive analysis published in Nature reveals that widespread AI adoption is driving human language toward predictable, standardized norms, reducing writing complexity by 21% to 50%.

Most of us don't give much thought to caterpillars, but nature is full of species with incredible creativity. From transparent skin to skull-like masks, these creatures use amazing survival strategies to avoid becoming a meal for birds and insects.

The migration season opens these days with the passage of hundreds of thousands of European honey buzzards, making their way from the forests of Europe and Asia to wintering areas in Africa. The Society for the Protection of Nature explains: "They are among the first raptors to migrate, feeding mainly on raiding wasp nests." Later in the autumn, storks, pelicans, and tens of thousands of other...

Millions of spiders gathered along the banks of the stream and created huge webs, following an outbreak of billions of non-biting midges that provided them with an unimaginable abundance of food. The Nature and Parks Authority explained how this rare phenomenon was created.

From the arrangement of seeds in a sunflower, through the precise rhythm of the human heart, to the thermodynamic mechanism of black holes in the cosmos. The irrational number 1.618 has been considered an aesthetic curiosity for years, but scientific discoveries prove: it is a physical optimization code that allows the universe to compress information and save energy. The truth behind the language...

Gan Guru, the Australian zoo in Emek HaMa'ayanot, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Since opening in 1996, the park has become a premier Israeli tourist destination, welcoming 150,000 visitors annually.

The clear springs of the Jerusalem hills are turning into scenes of violent confrontation and sexual harassment. Travelers report groups of men stripping naked in public spaces, disregarding modesty and the rights of others.

Every summer, as salmon migration begins in Alaska, millions of people around the world tune in to a live feed documenting grizzly bears hunting in the state's national park. This is how a small nature camera project became one of the biggest web phenomena of the last decade.

Once a week, the "Checking the Myth" column deals with famous historical distortions, why they were created, and how they affect us to this day. This week: Does moss grow in a specific direction, thereby allowing for spatial orientation? Not in the middle of the forest.