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Shira Rubin is a journalist based in Jerusalem. Her work has also appeared in the Atlantic, the Christian Science Monitor, and the London Evening Standard, among others. Follow her @shira_rubin.

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The Bold New Plan to Survive Rising Seas: Floating Homes

Waterworld

As sea levels rise and flooding events become worse, the Dutch are pioneering houses on the water as a solution to keeping safe and dry.

Shira Rubin, Yale Environment 360 | Published Dec 16, 2021

ISIS Threatened Ancient Art. 3-D Printing Will Save It.

Raiders of the Lost Art

Wars, tourism, and terrorists have threatened delicate artifacts of the past, but 3-D printing will safeguard it.

Shira Rubin | Published Dec 21, 2017

The Dead Sea Is Dying Because of Your Wellness Obsession

salt in the wound

What’s non-toxic for your body isn’t non-toxic for nature.

Shira Rubin | Published Nov 27, 2017

The Robotic Dairy Farms Paving the Way for Big Milk

Milkshake

“Once robots will be doing the hard work, I’ll be a better farmer. I’ll have more time ... to look [the cows] in the eyes, speak to them, and, in turn, bring me a better profit.”

Shira Rubin | Published Nov 13, 2017

Israel’s Fugitive Child Abusers

CODE OF SILENCE

The case of Malka Leifer, accused of molesting eight girls in Australia and holed up in a religious community in Israel, is just one of many.

Shira Rubin | Published Apr 08, 2016

Yemeni Rabbi Saves 800-Year-Old Torah

SAFE HAVEN

For generation after generation, they fought to preserve their faith and culture, but Yemen’s civil war finally made that impossible.

Shira Rubin | Published Apr 08, 2016

Terror Wave in Israel Claims US Tourist

SLAUGHTER

A Palestinian terrorist, part of the so-called knife intifada roiling Israeli society, killed an American tourist and stabbed four more people before being shot dead.

Shira Rubin | Published Mar 08, 2016

The Refugee Cemetery of Lesbos

DUST TO DUST

The Greek island near Turkey has been overwhelmed by Syrian and other refugees, the dead as well as the living.

Shira Rubin | Published Mar 04, 2016

The Arab Gangsters of Israel

LAWLESS

Violent crime is on the rise in Israel’s Arab sector, where over 1,000 people have been killed since 2000 and residents complain about a lack of police protection.

Shira Rubin | Published Jan 22, 2016

The Curse of Israel’s Undersea El Dorado

FLAME ON

The debate over the promised riches of the Leviathan natural gas field has exposed deep divisions and growing inequality in Israeli society.

Shira Rubin | Published Dec 28, 2015

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