MARINE GEOSCIENCES: Mapping sea change
Huge amounts of plastic waste have been discovered at the mouth of the Kidron Stream that abuts the Dead Sea’s waterline. The research takes place as part of a course that uses advanced technologies, including drones, which is taught by Mizrahi, Dr. Yoav Lehan and Dr. Anna Brock.
Sharks are disappearing from the world’s seas!
Sharks are disappearing from the world’s seas! 24.7.2020 Doctoral candidate Adi Barash of the Charney School , explains why the situation is more critical than ever and how Israel is […]
Israel’s Desert Was a Lush Bridge Out of Africa 1.8 Million Years Ago
Israel’s Desert Was a Lush Bridge Out of Africa 1.8 Million Years Ago 14.7.2020 It was known the Negev was wetter in the past, but evidence of long-gone lakes hadn’t […]
Research unveils Kinneret’s geological enigmas, may help predict quakesel
Research unveils Kinneret’s geological enigmas, may help predict quakesel 20.7.2020 University of Haifa geologists prepared the first-ever geological map of young faults (fractures) in the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee), marking […]
Israeli Researchers Warn Of ‘Larger-Than-Ever’ Jellyfish Off Haifa Coast
Israeli Researchers Warn Of ‘Larger-Than-Ever’ Jellyfish Off Haifa Coast 13.7.2020 Every year, in the scorching Israeli summer, beachgoers start counting down to jellyfish season — that time of year when […]
Why are Israel’s jellyfish jumbo-sized this year?
Why are Israel’s jellyfish jumbo-sized this year? 13.7.2020 As yearly summer swarm of the stinging creatures reaches its peak, University of Haifa scientists contemplate what makes them bigger than usual. […]
2020 Shanghai Academic Ranking
2020 Shanghai Academic Ranking 5.7.2020 The prestigious Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 ranked the Charney School of Marine Sciences among the world’s top 200 Marine Science Schools. […]
New hope for coral reefs
New hope for coral reefs 5.6.2020 Corals are one of the most beautiful and fascinating ecosystems in the world. However, due to rising sea temperatures, pollution and ocean acidification, they […]
NatGeo Explorer Classroom: exploring coastlines with Beverly Goodman
NatGeo Explorer Classroom: exploring coastlines with Beverly Goodman 6.5.2020 Dr. Beverly Goodman, of the Dr. Moses Straus Department of Marine Geosciences, in an article for National Geographic: Meet Beverly Goodman, […]
Israeli team’s undersea imaging creates bold visibility
Israeli team’s undersea imaging creates bold visibility 19.1.20 The value of coral reef ecosystems can hardly be overstated and neither can the threats they face on a warming planet. Now there’s […]
