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Hundreds of kilos of protected plant seized by Israel Nature and Parks Authority in Golan

In a separate operation in the Menashe region, an Israel Nature and Parks Authority inspector seized additional sacks containing approximately 6 kilograms of akoub and about 25 kilograms of hyssop.

Some of the bags seized, including the Gundelia tournefortii - which is in danger of extinction due to over-harvesting.
 Study reveals Stone Age methods of extracting animal teeth for jewelry. Illustration

Dressed for the afterlife: What 7,000-year-old grave soil reveals about Stone Age clothing - study

A LEMON tree sapling, illegally brought to Israel.

Infected lemon tree discovered at Ben-Gurion, could destroy citrus industry

Teucrium Procerum

Critically endangered perennial herb successfully propagated by KKL-JNF


Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund’s digital transformation

From the digitized Books of Honor to tree plantings via Zoom, KKL-JNF is adopting advanced technologies to strengthen its fundraising and the connection of Diaspora Jews to the Land of Israel.

 THE KKL-JNF Hall of Books of Honor in Jerusalem, where the historic books are being digitized.

For its redemption, the pharmaceutical industry must go plant-based

Should the pharmaceutical industry be lauded or lambasted for the drugs that they've developed? Or is there a middle path for the industry to take?

Bottles of prescription painkiller OxyContin, 40mg pills, made by Purdue Pharma L.D. sit on a shelf at a local pharmacy, in Provo, Utah, U.S.

Largest-known plant, 4,500-years-old, discovered in Western Australia

The seagrass is called Posidonia australis which is located in the waters of the World Heritage Area of Shark Bay, Western Australia.

 Posidonia australis - threatened populations, June 4, 2014.

Israeli company makes ‘stable and uniform’ cannabis seeds for 1st export

The seeds were shipped this week to the United States, the first time ever that cannabis seeds have been exported from Israel.

Hemp seeds cannabis sativa

Six burned to death after blast at Indian chemical plant

The blast on Sunday night took place in a hub for chemical and petrochemical manufacturing units at the state's Dahej industrial estate.

 An employee works inside Alembic Pharmaceutical Limited's plant in Halol, in the western state of Gujarat, India, July 14, 2017.

New research finds how plants develop aerial roots

A Hebrew University team has found, through genetic research, how plants make aerial roots – allowing smarter, more effective way to grow crops and plants.

 ficus

Jerusalem Botanical Garden: Flowering in Israel's capital

The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens has the largest collection of plants and trees in Israel.

 A view of the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens.

Iran, terror financing, can be stopped by growing saffron - MK Hauser

Iran produces 90% of the world's saffron, the world's most expensive spice — Which New Hope MK Zvi Hauser is concerned is used to finance terrorism and Iran.

 Saffron

Plants, bacteria use TIR receptor to boost immune response - study

The study also elaborates that the new information may help strengthen the defenses of plants in order to prevent billions of dollars in crop losses.

The Weizmann Institute of Science is seen in Rehovot, Israel.

Hanukkah’s botanical link to Israel's past

The moriah plant, shaped like the menorah, releases its fragrance in the heat of the day.

 SALVIA, A member of the sage family.