Although the last winter in Israel has been harsh, there are many people who do not enjoy spring. And for good reason: These are weeks of nose-blowing, red-eyed, and parched feeling. It’s just that allergy season is serious business. And sadly, the climate change the world is experiencing is not making things much better. “There is the greenhouse effect that in countries like Israel prolongs the hot season, creates more air pollution, leads to longer flowering times and apparently also leads to very high flowering intensity, which shortens the lives of people with allergies” explained...

Whether it’s powering electric vehicles (EVs), drones, or tools, tracking steps through fitness apps, or even storing unimaginable amounts of energy, there’s one common factor that ties them all together: batteries. One of the objects we use every day of our lives is in charge of one of the biggest transitions of our time: saving the planet and becoming more environmentally conscious. From the EV revolution to the role of renewable energy and the possibility of developing next-generation technology, the battery is at the forefront of everything. The battery, a small and commonly...

Could Europe meet its demand for natural gas with resources from the Middle East – especially from Israel – and as an alternative to regular purchases from Russia? While there is talk of renewed interest in gas from the eastern Mediterranean, experts interviewed by ISRAEL21c en Español were more cautious about their prospects. The Eastern Mediterranean Gas Pipeline Project (EastMed) was supposed to transport gas to Europe from Israel and Cyprus via Greece and Italy using a 1,900-kilometre undersea pipeline with a capacity of 10 billion cubic meters (BCM) per year. “The importance...

In Ukraine, taking babies for a walk before they are two weeks old is considered unlucky. On April 11, 1986, Ludmilla Braverman gave birth to Inna and waited until April 26 to take her daughter for her first walk in Cherkassy, ​​some 200 kilometers from Chernobyl. That same day, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant had the worst accident in history, releasing 400 times more radiation than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. “My mother always said that the power plant got so excited when she saw me the first time it exploded,” Braverman said with a laugh during a chat with ISRAEL21c en Español...

Israel’s burgeoning sports tech startup scene continues to score points and is already part of prominent platforms like WSC Sports and Sidelines. Other new startups are also in the cat flaps warming up. It is that the sector includes more than 600 recent sports-related technology companies and more than 200 directly connected to that sports industry. Omer Hovev, COO of Playform, a mobile app for young soccer players, told ISRAEL21c en Español: “The market is completely open now.” Another startup, Tel Aviv-based PlaySight Interactive, is developing the SmartCourt connected camera...