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Europe’s best beaches 2026: Portugal at No. 1, Greece secures four top spots

Portugal’s wild coastlines, Greece’s pink sands and Italy’s secluded coves: the ranking of the best and most beautiful beaches in Europe for 2026 has been revealed

Roy Elman | 05.28.26

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

שלושה לווייתני ראשתן גדול-ראש שוחים קרוב לפני הים הקריבי, מול חופי דומיניקה

Robot eavesdrops on sperm whales, then follows their voices through the deep

Scientists say an autonomous glider can detect sperm whale clicks, separate voices and change course underwater, opening the door to longer studies of how the animals coordinate, raise calves and respond to human noise

Yogev Israeli | 05.10.26

With 20 decks and 7,600 passengers: See inside the world's largest cruise ship

Royal Caribbean has unveiled its next mega-ship – the Hero of the Seas – which is expected to become the world’s largest cruise ship when it launches in the summer of 2027; Plans include nine pools, a water park, an over-the-ocean zip line and a three-story suite

Assaf Rosen | 04.12.26

נוק, עיר הבירה של גרינלנד, הממוקמת על קו החוף

Global sea levels are rising, but Greenland’s coast is sinking instead

Climate change driving sea levels higher worldwide, but in Greenland, they're falling due to land uplift and gravitational shifts, with major implications for coastal communities, fisheries, shipping routes and local infrastructure

Yogev Israeli | 01.29.26

'The sea keeps me young': Israeli grandmother sailing the world for four years

Danit Cohen-Zhurbin, 68, says she does not need a spa or a retreat; she has found renewal for four years at sea, circling the globe by yacht with her partner; speaking from the Atlantic, she admits she misses her four grandkids

Sharon Kidon | 12.05.25

Dolphins debut a new fashion trend: sea-sponge hats — scientists say it may be underwater flirting

Dolphins off Western Australia have been spotted wearing sea sponges on their heads—an unexplained behavior researchers think may be a new cultural trend, possibly used by males to impress females in a kind of marine courtship ritual

Dr. Yonat Eshchar | 11.23.25

Israeli innovation takes aim at destructive blast fishing threatening oceans worldwide

An Israeli-developed acoustic system is helping authorities detect and stop illegal blast fishing — a method causing massive marine destruction across Asia, Latin America, and Africa; Successful trials in the Philippines will soon expand worldwide

Yogev Israeli | 11.10.25

Israeli firm Orca AI launches world’s first real-time data-sharing network for ships

Billed as the 'Waze of the Seas,' Co-Captain links over 1,000 vessels to share verified alerts on hazards, weather, piracy zones and more, as maritime safety incidents rise sharply worldwide

ynet Global | 11.06.25

כריש עמלץ לבן שנפצע כתוצאה מתקיפות אורקות במפרץ קליפורניה

Orcas caught on camera flipping great white sharks and devouring their livers off Baja California

A pod of killer whales was captured on video in the Gulf of California skillfully preying on young great white sharks; the orcas used a stunning technique to disorient their prey before feasting on the sharks’ nutrient-rich livers

Yogev Israeli | 11.04.25

Marine debris threatens sea turtles on Israel’s shores: SeaWatch app seeks to help

Marine debris poses a major threat to Israel’s sea turtles; most are entangled in fishing gear or plastic, others suffer gut damage from ingestion; the SeaWatch app aims to help save them by enabling public reporting of turtle sightings and hazards

Yogev Israeli | 10.27.25

Truth revealed about 'Turkish ship' off Nahariya: it was a British coal steamer lost in 1911

For decades, divers knew the wreck off Nahariya as the 'Turkish ship'; New research reveals it was actually a British steamer, Ardo, wrecked in a 1911 storm while carrying coal to Haifa; Seven sailors died, and its captain was tried

Yair Kraus | 10.24.25

גולן יומטוביאן הציל שלושה תושבי טייבה מטביעה בחוף פולג

Watch: Surfer rescues 3 men from drowning at Netanya beach

Golan Yomtovian rushed into the sea with his paddleboard to save three men from Tayibe who were drowning off an unguarded beach in Netanya; 'They were exhausted. One was under the water, vomiting'

Raanan Ben Tzur | 07.27.25

Health Ministry identifies Israel's most poluted, contaminated beaches

Haifa and Herzliya beaches are found to be among the most affected areas in 2024, according to a report that reveals dangerous bacterial contamination at Israeli beaches

Or Hadar, Ilana Curiel | 07.03.25

Drug-resistant bacteria found off Israeli coasts, researchers warn

Tel Aviv University experts discover resistant Vibrio bacteria in Mediterranean and Red Sea samples, warning of rising infection risks and aquaculture threats

Ynet | 05.25.25

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