Part of the story of escalating violence is as boring as it is devastating: Israel's bureaucratic ineptitude, driven by the lack of democracy in areas under its control

Earthworks and landscaping are aimed at attracting visitors, tourists, with plans to make water safe for swimming; the cleanup will still leave Jordan, Palestinians high and dry

Discovery comes weeks after Orthodox Jewish man suffers paralysis due to infection in nearby Rockland County; health officials renew pleas for public to vaccinate their children

Omicron didn’t wipe out the previous variant, which is super-resilient and could reemerge with a vengeance, according to a study based on cutting-edge sewage monitoring

In 'The Other Dark Matter,' journalist Lina Zeldovich argues that humanity is wasting a perfectly good resource that can be used for fertilizing crops, biofuel and even medicine

Researchers issue call for sewage plants worldwide to disinfect wastewater, lest pumping it into natural water sources lead to infections among animals or humans

14 cities to have their sewage tracked in a bid to spot virus spikes early; university deploys toilet analysis to find dorms with infection before it spreads across campus

A sixth man is injured and reportedly taken to Israeli hospital; preliminary information indicated the men were working on a new pit when it suddenly flooded

Officials call overflow of effluent into south a deliberate act; Hamas threatened 'consequences' after Israel cut its fuel imports due to arson attacks, shutting down power plant

Wastewater management company Kando identifies virus hotspots down to street level in pilot program that could help avoid sweeping lockdown measures