Giant globe made of plastic trash is a visual call to action
Jerusalem artist collected plastic litter from beaches and parks in several countries, fashioning it into an installation for the World Trade Center.
Abigail Klein Leichman, a writer and associate editor at ISRAEL21c from August 2010 until her retirement in March 2024, moved to Israel in 2007. She has freelanced for a variety of newspapers and periodicals since 1984.
Jerusalem artist collected plastic litter from beaches and parks in several countries, fashioning it into an installation for the World Trade Center.
Study finds anomalies in the heart, kidneys, and head in 30% of fetuses who later developed ASD, a three times higher rate than in typically developing fetuses.
Outpouring of Israeli support to refugees now includes volunteers from several humanitarian organizations, Sheba Medical Center and Foreign Ministry.
It’s the wave of the future: seafood made of plant sources or cultivated from fish cells in answer to toxins, overfishing and habitat destruction.
CTO of Sheba Beyond, a virtual hospital at Sheba Medical Center, goes with United Hatzalah’s medical mission to set up remote care and monitoring.
Study suggests microplastics are a magnet for environmental pollutants, ferrying them through our digestive tract and causing severe health damage.
Pi-Cardia’s Leaflex device delays the need for a prosthetic valve, while its ShortCut device makes valve replacement safer.
Unable to return home due to the war, three groups of Birthright Israel participants are being put up in Israel until the situation improves.
Through UNICEF, TytoCare sends 50 devices to hospitals in isolated villages so that parents and children won’t have to travel on dangerous roads.
SmartAID sends supplies and sets up Wi-Fi hot spots for aid workers and refugees in Poland, and United Hatzalah sends a medical team, as war with Russia escalates.
BreezoMeter, Future Meat and FSight named to the list compiled by Cleantech Group.
For the first time, researchers identified brain wounds in army veterans with PTSD and relieved their symptoms using hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Just as vaccines are a good defense against a biological pandemic, preventive and defensive measures fight cybercrime today and tomorrow.
UBQ Materials collaborates with PepsiCo on shipping pallets and with Resirene to incorporate its trash-sourced plastic replacement into polystyrene.
The Ilan berry clocked in at 289 grams (about 10 ounces), whereas an average strawberry weighs 15 grams.