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Weather forecast: unseasonable heat with cooler weather and flood risk by Saturday

Temperatures will be hotter than usual today and continue rising Friday, with light local rain and haze possible; a change arrives Saturday with cooler weather and rain starting in the south and spreading nationwide; Sunday will bring a sharper drop in temperatures

ynet | 12.04.25

Weather forecast: Weekend warmup expected before local rain arrives Sunday

Temperatures will rise in the mountains and inland, with brisk winds in the north and center; local showers are expected Sunday in northern and central Israel with cooler weather, followed by light rain and further cooling Monday

ynet | 11.28.25

Weather forecast: Unseasonable heat, hail and sudden floods

Temperatures will dip but remain warmer than usual; overnight, weather will shift with showers and isolated thunderstorms starting in the north and spreading to the center; tomorrow brings local rain, with warming expected Wednesday

ynet | 11.24.25

Environment Minister Silman says green groups are 'fighting the state'

Silman accused environmental groups of 'fighting the state' after they petitioned High Court to restore their seats on planning committees, escalating a dispute over environmental policy and public representation

Itamar Eichner, Ilana Curiel | 10.26.25

Environment minister flies to UN event she cannot attend as ministry sees mass exodus, budget cuts

Minister Idit Silman is flying to New York for a UN climate event scheduled on Rosh Hashanah, but as an observant Jew she cannot attend on the holiday; trip overlaps Netanyahu’s visit, while her ministry faces budget cuts, stalled plans and senior resignations

Shani Ashkenazi | 09.21.25

Israeli wildlife photographer captures rare black leopard and her cubs in Kenya

Award-winning Israeli photographer Amos Nachoum documented a rare black leopard with her two spotted cubs in Kenya’s savanna

Yogev Israeli | 09.20.25

ILTV News Podcast with Maayan Hoffman and Shai Melcer

'Bioconvergence is taking over food, environment, and industry'

From the food we eat to the environment we live in, the collaboration of biologists and engineers is driving transformative change, according to Shai Melcer

Maayan Hoffman, ILTV | 08.24.25

From swipes to spikes: Finding love among hedgehogs

Volunteering instead of Tinder, feeding chicks instead of grabbing coffee, and face-to-face conversation instead of screens: 50 singles aged 30–43 took part in 'Volunteering at First Sight,' a project by Ruach Tova from the Arison Group, discovering that the way to the heart can go through the wildlife hospital

Shahar Goldberg | 08.15.25

From left: Galit Diamant, Maayan Hoffman, Madison Lewis and Dr. Shirra Freeman

How climate change is reshaping coastlines—and communities

Madison Lewis' work is helping to understand how something like cliff erosion or collapse can ripple through a community’s well-being

Maayan Hoffman, ILTV | 07.09.25

Italy's Mount Etna erupts, sending tourists fleeing for their lives

National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology reports strong strombolian eruptions 'of growing intensity' at the volcano

Ynet | 06.02.25

Illustration shows PFAS chemicals, the products they’re found in, and their breakdown into carbon and fluorine

The end of forever chemicals?

Team of researchers in China develops method for breaking down PFAS using a combination of light and a catalyst, a substance that enables or accelerates chemical reactions without being consumed

Daniel Khayakelson/Davidson Institute of Science | 04.26.25

Up and down: The science behind mountain growth and decline

Tectonic forces push mountains like Everest upward while erosion and glacial melt reshape continents, revealing Earth’s dynamic balance between uplift, decay and climate-driven change

Shaked Engelberg/Davidson Institute of Science | 04.13.25

נזקי השיטפונות בעיר דרנה, שנגרמו בגלל הסופה "דניאל" בספטמבר 2023

The failures behind the deadliest 21st Century flood — and what Israel can learn

A new study reveals that the disaster in Derna, Libya, was not caused solely by natural forces, but by a serious planning failure that ignored the true risk assessment, as researchers warn: lessons from the event are crucial for the design of defense systems in Israel

Yogev Israeli | 03.28.25

Israeli scientist buys land in Amazon to save the planet

Prof. Uri Shanas, founder of TiME, says anyone can join fight to protect nature; 'We mobilize the public—even with $1—to buy and preserve critical lands,' he explains; TiME has safeguarded over 12,000 square kilometers of endangered ecosystems worldwide

Sharon Kidon | 02.12.25

The journey to the pink sinkhole in the Dead Sea

'I know we promised pink, but the color has faded since the last time I was here,' says Assaf Kamar, who set out with a group of adventurers to find the trendiest sinkhole in the Dead Sea - This is their story

Assaf Kamar | 01.14.25