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Researchers take samples as part of the 2024 national monitoring program. (Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research)
April 29, 2026, 6:03 am
The Mediterranean: Warmer, saltier, more acidic, and rising fast — report
Israeli ministries’ annual national monitoring report paints stark picture of sea under threat from climate change, with invasive species taking over and local ones disappearing
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative image of a sleeping woman ( GeorgeRudy, iStock by Getty Images)
January 8, 2026, 10:26 am
Israeli study traces need for sleep over millions of years of evolution
Bar-Ilan University research shows even jellyfish and sea anemones repair DNA during repose, underscoring the fact that a good snooze is an essential evolutionary tool for health
By Diana Bletter
Dr. Herdís G. R. Steinsdóttir, a postdoctoral researcher working with Dr. Miguel J. Frada from the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat, deploys an instrument near the reef in Eilat to record water currents, allowing her to keep track of the direction of sea currents. (Courtesy/Jake Stout)
January 1, 2026, 9:26 pm
New Israeli research shows coral reefs shape the ebb and flow of local microbial life
Like in humans, microbe levels can indicate health of ecosystem, say scientists from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Haifa University, and Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat
By Diana Bletter
The bottlenose dolphin known as Hooks with her daughter and a calf spotted off the coast of Tel Aviv on June 1, 2025. (Courtesy/Meytal Markovich)
June 5, 2025, 2:19 pm
In an Israeli first, researchers snap pix of 3 generations of dolphins off Tel Aviv coast
‘It’s rare’ to document dolphin families together, says University of Haifa researcher; 396 documented bottlenose dolphins live along Israeli coastline
By Diana Bletter
The tail of the sperm whale spotted off the coast of Israel in spring 2022, which the Israeli team named Kim Kobo after the photographer. (University of Haifa)
August 28, 2024, 4:07 pm
Researchers track whale’s record 2,800-kilometer swim across Mediterranean
Team led by University of Haifa expert say understanding the paths taken by whales in shallow, risky areas could help save them from accidental deaths
By Sue Surkes
Corals from the Dendronephthya genus found off the coast of Kibbutz Sdot Yam, south of Haifa, in northern Israel. (Hagai Nativ/Morris Kahn Center for Marine Research, Haifa University)
October 4, 2023, 4:11 pm
Discovery of soft coral species offers new evidence Mediterranean turning tropical
Due to global warming, coral species common in Red Sea are finding sufficiently warm waters in which to survive off Israel’s northern Mediterranean coast
By Sue Surkes
An archaeologist explores remains of cargo from a shipwreck that likely occurred between 1000 BCE and 500 BCE at Dor Beach, during the May 2023 excavation season. (courtesy Department of Maritime Civilizations/University of Haifa)
July 15, 2023, 9:00 am
Marine excavations offer glimpse into ancient history preserved under the sea
While much of Israel’s land has already been dug up and explored, archaeological discoveries underwater are just beginning to surface
By Melanie Lidman
Illustrative: A man looks out to the sea from a boat off Haifa's Kishon Port on June 26, 2018. (David Cohen/Flash90)
November 10, 2022, 7:13 am
Israel’s economy is setting sail into the deep blue tech sea
After missing the boat for years, the country is now casting a net for more maritime innovation and technology, diving into a worldwide trend with a focus on sustainability
By Yermi Brenner
Reconstruction of Titanokorys gainesi in a frontal view. (Lars Fields/Royal Ontario Museum)
September 8, 2021, 11:52 pm
Scientists discover new 500 million-year-old ‘giant’ of the seas
The Titanokorys gainesi may have been only around half a meter in length — but its size dwarfed most other ocean life at the time
By ToI Staff
Three sperm whale calves. (Amanda Cotton)
April 27, 2021, 6:26 am
Deep thought in deep blue: 5 Israelis in pioneering project to decode whale talk
Aim is to provide first blueprint of another animal’s language, using robot fish to record sperm whale talk, and cutting-edge machine learning and linguistics methods to decode it
By Sue Surkes
The FSO Safer in an undated photo. (Courtesy: Safer Exploration and Production Operations)
December 15, 2020, 9:59 am
As laden tanker decays off Yemen, experts warn oil spill will ravage Red Sea
Scholars from Israel and elsewhere issue stark plea for international community to remove 1 million barrels from ship stuck for five years, or face devastation of vital ecosystem
By Sue Surkes
Prof. Noa Shenkar of Tel Aviv University's Zoology School sampling ascidians. (Tom Shlesinger)
August 23, 2020, 3:11 pm
Don’t dump drugs in trash, toilet; it may come back in your food — study
After finding traces of pharmaceuticals in sea squirts in Mediterranean and Red seas, Tel Aviv University researchers urge public to take unused medicines to clinics, pharmacies
By Sue Surkes
Researchers from University of Haifa's Leon H. Charney School of Marine Sciences examine a huge swarm of jellyfish that appeared off Haifa's coast. (Hagai Nativ/University of Haifa)
July 12, 2020, 3:57 pm
If virus doesn’t scare Israelis off beaches, monster jellyfish might
Researchers say this year’s swarm of floating stingers is huge and they’re larger than usual, probably as a result of heavy winter rains that washed nutrients into the water
By ToI Staff
Unusual corals like this one have been discovered in the deep sea area of the Palmachim Disturbance 30 kilometers off the Tel Aviv coast. (Haifa University Department of Marine Biology)
June 24, 2020, 9:23 pm
High Court petitioned to stop oil, gas exploration in unique marine habitat
Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel says Energy Ministry allowed Greek company to explore deep-sea region despite knowing of site’s great sensitivity
By Sue Surkes
Coral reefs near the Red Sea city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 13, 2008. (AP/Hassan Ammar)
March 8, 2020, 11:52 am
Scientists call for ‘urgent’ regional effort to save Red Sea coral
Reefs near Eilat may be world’s most resilient, but they need management as climate change threatens marine ecosystems, international team of researchers says
By Luke Tress
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