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Israeli researcher transforms prawn farming with advanced gene-silencing biotechnology that can reverse the sex of the crustacean.
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Israeli researcher transforms prawn farming with advanced gene-silencing biotechnology that can reverse the sex of the crustacean.

An Israeli atmospheric scientist shows how to measure pollution with data from weather satellites.

Primus Green Energy, soon to make alternative jet and auto fuels, is backed by the renewable energy arm of the Israel Corporation.

Development begins this month on Israel’s first urban wildlife nature reserve, a 64-acre plot in the heart of Jerusalem where wild gazelles still roam.

A serendipitous lab discovery led to a breakthrough vaccine for a fatal tick-borne disease. Now investors are sought to take it commercial.

The new Green Roofs Ecology Center in Haifa is the first of its kind in the Middle East and one of the first globally to focus on biodiversity.

2012 was a year of innovation and progress. To celebrate the New Year, ISRAEL21c looks back at the top stories of the year.

How Israel’s biggest eye-sore is being turned into a massive public park and recycling education center.

A revolutionary new seed treatment from Morflora could improve the world’s agricultural output, without the need for worrying genetic engineering.

Israel’s NewCO2Fuel poised to help Australia make its brown coal-burning industry into a greener enterprise.

A sensor system from Israel monitors energy use throughout commercial spaces to slash expenses and keep users comfortable.

‘The sun is the only solution I can see — the only one,’ says Karni, who has pioneered three separate solar technologies.

A new smart phone app from environmental NGO Zalul lets users know the health status of Israeli waterways, and puts pressure on polluters.

A better filtration membrane could make all the difference in the race to prevent a global shortage of potable water.

New ‘green belt’ hiking route circling Israel’s seventh-largest city is also a planning tool for environmentally responsible municipal expansion.