Growing for hundreds of years, Israel's oldest trees have borne witness to some of the key moments in the country's history. Each of them has a unique story to tell.
Many ancient trees grow throughout Israel, some of which are hundreds of years old. Each one has its own story that's related to the country's cultural and religious traditions.
The Jewish National Fund (JNF) cares for many of these old trees and over the last three years has been conducting a survey to determine their "orthopedic" needs and building supports, fumigating them and treating rot when necessary.
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Animals and birds all over the world are changing their body weight as part of a survival strategy to deal with global warming, an Israeli professor has discovered.
Slow-release herbicides that minimize damage to water and soil, and a mild insecticide that has no effect on beneficial insects are both being developed in Israel.
With over $1 b. in US government loans, Israel's BrightSource will build the world's largest solar energy project in California, doubling the solar thermal electricity produced in the US today.
