Artificial sweeteners may be contributing to diabetes epidemic

Study shows they react with gut bacteria to cause glucose intolerance

Devils in the sky

It is possible to identify non-productive clouds through satellite-transmitted pictures, say Israeli scientists

Rajasthan’s olive dream

An expensive project to grow imported olive trees is not yielding enough oil, and imposing other costs

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Global Eco Watch: Drying Sea of Galilee swells after years of drought

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

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Agriculture hit hard by fighting in Gaza

Uncertainty looms as local production falls and food prices rise

Gazans face collective punishment

Call from cave

Bats, largely elusive till now, are slowly revealing their secrets as scientists record and analyse their calls

UN asks Israel to ease curbs on waters off Gaza Strip

Cleanup of oil spill begins in Lebanon

Septic cesspool flood kills nine in Gaza Strip

Ecological disaster looms large over Lebanon

Israel chokes off chlorine supply to Gaza

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