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...

On May 5, Israel will celebrate its 74th birthday and the passage of time and the solemn black and white photographs of the time give the impression that the historical events and the first steps of the nascent country occurred in an orderly manner and thought in advance but in In reality, things couldn’t be more different. The very name of the country was the subject of heated debate, the Declaration of Independence was far from ready on time and it took a lot to decide on an official coat of arms. In this article, ISRAEL21c in Spanish brings together the main curious and fascinating...

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...