Israeli company PhenOlives is reinventing the 7,000-year-old olive oil industry by using patented technology to stop oxidation and turn 85% of discarded olive waste into a high-fiber, antioxidant-rich flour.

The Mediterranean diet has been touted as providing significant health benefits. A new study has found that it also may help preserve memory and thinking abilities.

A 1,300-year-old public olive press was recently unearthed at the Ancient Shiloh archaeological park in the Binyamin region of Judea and Samaria.