As part of the "Tethys Sea to the Mediterranean" fieldtrip of the Dr. Moses Strauss Department of Marine Geosciences in northern Israel, we climbed to the footsteps of the highest mountain in Israel (Mt Hermon) and went down to the Mediterranean Sea, in a journey through time. We learned the geology of the region and tried to understand why Israel is "the gift of the sea" and how the regional landscape was formed
A new study conducted by Prof. Tali Mass of the Department of Marine Biology, in collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, has found that preserving the genetic diversity of a large number of corals growing in various living conditions increases the chances of their survival under various extreme conditions. The findings of the study were published in both the Jerusalem Post and Forbes newspapers
We recently celebrated the inaugural launch of the "Eastern Mediterranean Sea Centre – An Early-Warning Model-System for our Future Ocean" project, a collaborative effort with the Germany-based GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel.
About three weeks ago, with mixed emotions and after a year of preparation, Dr. Tal Luzzatto Kanaan and Prof. Tali Mass from the Department of Marine Biology, embarked on an expedition to Antarctica as part of the journey of the "Homeward Bound" program. This international initiative brings together women with backgrounds in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) to create a global network of women with scientific expertise who will lead and solve global challenges for the benefit of humanity. Together with an exclusive group of dozens of researchers from around the world, it was clear to both that they would leverage the expedition to shed light on the situation in Israel and explain Israel's perspective in the war against Hamas. Articles about their journey were published in the Jerusalem Post and on the website [mention the specific website, if available].
Prof. Roee Diamant and his team at the Underwater Acoustics and Navigation Laboratory have developed an innovative underwater robot to address the global fishing crisis. This advanced system autonomously and accurately monitors fish schools using cutting-edge acoustic technology.
Our researchers have found that, rather than drifting aimlessly, jellyfish in the Mediterranean are actually trying to move in a specific direction, often away from beaches — they're just not very good at it.
In a new study conducted by researchers from our Morris Kahn Marine Research Station , in collaboration with Greenpeace scientists documented the longest distance traveled by a sperm whale in the Mediterranean Sea.
The featured research project led by Prof. Roee Diamant (Marine Technologies Dep.) and Dr. Aviad Scheinin (Marine Biology Dep.), is using AI technology to uncover the significant impact of ship noise on dolphin communication.
The Israeli Association for Automatic Control (IAAC) held its annual meeting of graduate students in Systems and Control for the first time at the University of Haifa, and it was a resounding success!
A new study by Prof. Roee Diamant and Dr. Aviad Sheinin, found for the first time evidence, using artificial intelligence technology, that ship noise affects dolphins. The researchers, who monitored dolphins in the Gulf of Eilat, found that the dolphins communicate differently and change their vocal behavior when they encounter ship noise, and therefore they are definitely affected by ship noise
