Modern sewage infrastructure renovation unearths magnificent ancient aqueduct.

from famine to crops, Nigeria to Senegal, Israeli agronomists are exporting the tools and knowledge to create food from every water drop.

As the world marks Earth Day, Israelis are realizing that climate change is knocking on their door. Lack of rain water has fueled entrepreneurship in the past, but this time Israelis are doing it sustainably.

While you can still float on its waters and slather on some therapeutic mud, the Dead Sea–the lowest place on earth–is getting lower every year. While this may be good for the record books, it isn’t good news for the environment.

The Dead Sea has just become a candidate for one the world’s hottest internet contests, The New 7 Wonders of Nature. The lake will be one of 77 sites nominated for the prestigious honor, along with such contenders as the Grand Canyon, Argentina’s Iguazu Falls, and the Great Barrier Reef.

Still the Dead Sea. Photo: Israel Ministry of Tourism As some of you may have guessed, IsRealli’s recent post on a plan to sell off naming rights to national landmarks was our post for April Fools’ Day. We should note, however, that almost everything in that story is real. Just for starters: Israel does have [...]

Photo: Israel Ministry of Tourism Israel’s water conservation efforts have drawn praise from experts at the 5th triennial World Water Forum in Istanbul this week. According to Haaretz, some of the heartening statistics include a high percentage of sewage water that is treated for reuse. The article notes that 70% rate of Israel’s sewage water [...]

Photo:Almond Tree in BloomBy: Lourdes Cardenal on Wikimedia Commons, used under GNU license. Israelis noted the minor holiday of TuBiShvat today in a number of interesting ways. For years, thousands of people would turn out to plant trees on this quasi Arbor Day, helping Israel end the 20th Century as the only country with a [...]

Photo: Mark Wilson, Wikimedia Commons The latest edition of the Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle takes us to the Nitzana Youth Village, home to a center devoted to education about sustainable living in the desert. The location in the middle of the desert (near the Egyptian border) means that the area has little to no water and [...]

Photo: Getty Images Have you ever suffered from stifling humidity, yet been convinced all that water could help you somehow? A new Israeli startup, EWA Technologies Group (for Earth, Water, Air) has developed some pretty amazing products (like an air conditioner and water supply devices) designed to take advantage of all that water and convert [...]