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Meet the fried egg jellyfish, a Mediterranean beauty with a surprisingly mild sting

The fried egg jellyfish lives in partnership with symbiotic algae, prefers warm shallow water and usually causes little pain to humans, but extreme marine heat could threaten the relationship it depends on

Yael Maslaton, zavit | 08.08.26

Mediterranean oil spill exposed a large share of marine species to potentially harmful levels of toxic petroleum compounds

University of Haifa study reveals hidden ecological damage from 2021 Mediterranean oil spill

Researchers found the 2021 oil spill caused a far greater threat to marine life than visible damage suggested, with dozens of species exposed to toxic petroleum compounds below the sea surface

Omri Lapidot | 08.07.26

$3,000 for three beach visits: Egypt’s luxury coast turns on its own homeowners

Residents accuse exclusive Mediterranean resorts of imposing guest bans, access fees and restrictions they never agreed to, fueling lawsuits and a wider backlash over Gulf investment, foreign-currency charges and the privatization of the shoreline

Lior Ben Ari | 08.03.26

האי פונצה שבמחוז לאציו, בים הטירני, איטליה

From Troy to Ithaca: the ultimate Odyssey-inspired vacation

Christopher Nolan’s new film has put the Odyssey back in the spotlight, but the journey does not have to end at the cinema; from Sicily and Gozo to Corfu and Ithaca, these are the Mediterranean destinations linked to the legendary voyage

Asaf Rozen | 07.26.26

€750 for peeing in the sea? Europe’s strangest beach fines

Planning to bring a speaker to a Portuguese beach, walk into a Spanish restaurant in swimwear or relieve yourself in the sea off Vigo? Think again, as European resorts tighten beach rules and impose fines reaching thousands of euros

Asaf Rozen | 07.26.26

A giant Antarctic glacier is on the brink: How Thwaites could change coastlines worldwide

Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, known as the 'Doomsday Glacier,' is showing signs of accelerated collapse; Its potential breakdown could trigger a global chain reaction, raising sea levels and threatening Israel’s Mediterranean coastline

Noa Gonen, Zavit | 07.17.26

Israeli researchers predict the next invasive fish species in the Mediterranean

Tel Aviv University researchers developed a model predicting which Red Sea fish may reach the Mediterranean; species not dependent on coral reefs were found most likely to establish themselves in new habitats; so which fish made the list?

ynet | 07.16.26

Climate models struggle to predict extreme heat waves, Israeli study finds

Hebrew University-led research found that advanced climate models can reproduce heat waves once they occur but often fail to detect the atmospheric processes that begin days earlier, a critical gap for the Mediterranean and Middle East

Ilana Curiel | 07.15.26

Rare great white sighting exposes Mediterranean’s ‘ghost population’

A great white filmed between Tunisia and Sicily has drawn new attention to an ancient Mediterranean population that has survived for 3.2 million years, but is now critically endangered and still poorly understood by scientists

Yogev Israeli | 06.22.26

'It will cut off your finger': Toxic pufferfish spreads terror across the Mediterranean

The silver-cheeked toadfish, an aggressive invasive species that entered through the Suez Canal, is damaging nets, eating catches and alarming scientists as it spreads through Greek and Cypriot waters

Yogev Israeli, AFP | 06.21.26

Sea turtle dies in huge ghost net off Herzliya coast | Watch

A 50-meter abandoned fishing net was found north of Sidna Ali Beach with a dead loggerhead sea turtle and groupers trapped inside; divers removed it after a complex operation, while another ghost net was spotted nearby

Yogev Israeli | 06.16.26

Israel's beaches are disappearing, and it is almost too late to save them

Massive construction on the waterfront and temporary solutions worsen the situation; new report warns that Israel is in the 11th hour before losing its Mediterranean coast, and presents the main threats: real estate projects from Netanya to Herzliya, pollution, climate crisis and more

Ilana Curiel | 06.10.26

First-ever great white shark filmed in the Mediterranean, shocking divers near Sicily

Divers removing abandoned fishing nets from a shipwreck in the Strait of Sicily were stunned when a massive great white shark appeared at a depth of 40 meters, prompting one diver to say: 'My fingers were shaking. We never expected it'

ynet | 06.08.26

Meet the transparent Mediterranean invader that can turn back its biological clock

The sea walnut, first documented in huge swarms off Israel in 2009, thrives in extreme conditions, eats plankton and fish larvae and can reproduce explosively; scientists say the transparent predator is expanding as shipping and warming seas reshape marine ecosystems

Noa Gonen, Zavit | 06.06.26

מדוזת כחולת-שוליים חלקה בקרבת צוללים מול חוף פלמחים

Sting season starts early as jellyfish flood Israel’s beaches

Among the species spotted between Nahariya and Ashkelon were the nomad jellyfish, the most common stinging jellyfish along Israel’s beaches in summer, as well as other species including the blue blubber jellyfish

Ilana Curiel | 05.17.26

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