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haaretz.com > archaeology > 2026-09-13 > ty-article-magazine > the-evolution-of-choice-and-arguing-about-it > 000001a0-75c5-d2fd-afbc-f7effb1e0000

The evolution of choice and arguing about it

7+ hour, 58+ min ago   (628+ words) When did our ability to communicate advance beyond grunting and gesturing? Clues to the genesis of our linguistic abilities may lie in extraordinary choices by ordinary hominins The question is when language emerged, evolving beyond animal modes of communication such…...

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haaretz.com > science-and-health > 2026-09-12 > ty-article-magazine > snakebite-and-roach-milk-ig-nobel-winners-answer-humanitys-big-questions > 000001a0-8b0d-d532-a9ba-8f0de30f0000

Cockroach milk: • Snakebite and roach milk: Ig Nobel winners answer humanity's big questions

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (851+ words) Guess who's more likely to steal candy from a baby and what a kiss really entails. Go on, guess It is that time of year again! With the regularity of Jewish holidays on a Gregorian calendar, last Friday the Ig…...

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haaretz.com > archaeology > 2026-09-09 > ty-article-magazine > earliest-known-drug-use-and-its-consequences-discovered-in-indonesia > 000001a0-86b7-d865-abbd-d7b7b7030000

Earliest known drug use and its consequences discovered in Indonesia

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1102+ words) Hunter-gatherers on one of the country's giant islands were sucking whole betel nuts as much as 25,000 years ago, a new study finds. It did bad things Who doesn't love to get stoned out of their gourd? Use of intoxicants isn't…...

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haaretz.com > science-and-health > nature-environment > 2026-09-09 > ty-article-magazine >.premium > israels-algae-crisis-is-war-dust-from-gaza-fueling-the-crisis > 000001a0-85fe-d148-afbd-f7ffb43a0000

Israel's algae crisis: Is 'war dust' from Gaza fueling the crisis?

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (133+ words) Haaretz Israel's Algae Crisis: Is 'War Dust' From Gaza Fueling the Crisis? Print in a simple, ad-free format Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format An algal bloom has exposed the risks of Israel's reliance on desalination. Protecting natural water…...

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haaretz.com > science-and-health > 2026-09-07 > ty-article-magazine > israeli-researchers-find-startling-clue-to-black-eye-disease-in-cats > 000001a0-77ca-db00-afb5-f7fbbd020000

Israeli researchers find startling clue to black-eye disease in cats

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (906+ words) Dark spots in kitty eyes are common, but how they're caused remains a mystery. Now unexpected elements have been discovered in the lesions It's an uncertain world but there's one thing you can bet the bank on: Mittens will resist…...

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haaretz.com > israel-news > israel-politics > 2026-09-06 > ty-article >.premium > israel-prepares-for-prolonged-water-crisis-as-algae-clogs-desalination-plants > 000001a0-76b3-dd93-adb1-febf02f40000

Israel prepares for prolonged water crisis as algae clogs desalination plants

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (92+ words) Authorities are stockpiling replacement equipment after an experiment failed to solve the algae problem that has disrupted five of Israel's six desalination plants Print in a simple, ad-free format Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format Israeli authorities are preparing…...

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haaretz.com > science-and-health > 2026-09-04 > ty-article >.premium > israels-water-crisis-eases-but-algae-bloom-still-threatens-desalination > 000001a0-6b8d-d6d9-a5b4-7bef06d70000

Israel's water crisis eases, but algae bloom still threatens desalination

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (109+ words) Israel's Water Authority said supplies to households and agriculture have stabilized through controlled desalination, increased flows from the Sea of Galilee and hundreds of groundwater wells, but it gave no estimate for when the algae bloom will subside Israel's water…...

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haaretz.com > science-and-health > nature-environment > 2026-09-03 > ty-article >.premium > report-pesticides-sprayed-to-curb-algae-disabling-israels-desalination-plants > 000001a0-67dd-d057-ada5-77dd67050000

Without notifying the public • Report: Pesticides sprayed to curb algae disabling Israel's desalination plants

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (119+ words) According to a report by Channel 13 News, several substances, including copper sulfate, were used near the southern city of Ashkelon during the spraying at doses far exceeding permitted levels Without Notifying the Public According to a report by Channel 13 News,…...

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haaretz.com > israel-news > 2026-09-03 > ty-article >.premium > sea-of-green-this-is-the-algae-shutting-down-israels-desalination-plants > 000001a0-673e-def7-a7f7-6fff4a070000

Sea of green: This is the algae shutting down Israel's desalination plants

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (91+ words) It is still unclear if the intense algae bloom is the work of climate change, sewage from Gaza, another environmental cause or a combination Print in a simple, ad-free format Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format Five of Israel's…...

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haaretz.com > israel-news > 2026-09-01 > ty-article >.premium > five-of-israels-six-desalination-plants-shut-as-algae-hits-mediterranean-coast > 000001a0-5d8d-dcca-ade6-5fff0c630000

Five of Israel's six desalination plants shut as algae hits Mediterranean coast

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (85+ words) Haaretz The shutdown has cut about 80 percent of Israel's desalinated water supply, as experts examine whether algae linked to sewage from Gaza and the Nile Delta contributed to the disruption Five of Israel's six desalination plants were shut down Tuesday…...