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Tracing roots: Why every Jew should reclaim family histories disrupted by the Holocaust - opinion

Among Jews, tracing ancestry is a voyage of discovery. Many Jews of European background grew up believing that their relatives on both sides of their families had been murdered during the Holocaust

A SECTION of Jonathan Vidgop’s family tree on the walls of the Am haZikaron office in Tel Aviv.
Upton Lovell Shaman exhibit at the Wiltshire Museum.

‘Smoking gun evidence’: Bronze Age shaman long thought to be male revealed to be female goldworker

WHILE YOUR calendar says you’re 75, 50, or 25, some of your cells may be biologically much older than others – and those ‘elderly’ cells may help explain why aging and age-related diseases develop.

Some parts of your body age faster than others, Israeli study finds

d4vd performs at Gobi Tent during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 20, 2025 in Indio, California.

Judge orders pop singer D4vd to stand trial for murder, dismemberment of 14-year-old girl


126 years ago, two lions hunted a bridge crew, revealing a gruesome diet

An analysis of the lions' jaws revealed they likely suffered from painful dental injuries while alive, making it difficult for them to hunt and eat large prey.

 A Maneless Tsavo Lion moves across the savanna at Tsavo National Park, Kenya, Africa.

Foodstuff found on Chinese mummies confirmed as oldest cheese in the world

3,600-years-ago, people in China were making kefir cheese, mixing milk from goats and cows.

 Home made cheese.

Georgian woman finds out mystery birth father was actually her Facebook friend - BBC

Museridze's search began in 2016 when the mother who raised her passed away. While clearing out her house, Museridze found her birth certificate with a false birth date.

 Tamuna Museridze with her father Gurgen Khorava.

Groundbreaking study paves the way for gene therapy in cancer and brain diseases - study

“Our findings show where RNA editing takes place and which factors regulate it, allowing us to understand how RNA editing can be used to repair damaged genes," researchers explained.

Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering at Technion University.

A glimpse into the past: Researchers analyze Pompeii DNA - study

“The scientific data we provide do not always align with common assumptions,” said study co-author and professor David Reich.

 The archaeological site of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii is seen, 2020.

DNA analysis links medieval skeleton found in well to events in the Sverris Saga

The saga recounts that during a raid on Sverresborg Castle near Trondheim, attackers threw a dead man into the well to poison the main water source.

 Sverresborg. Image by Cato Edvardsen is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pass the breadsticks: Ancient humans loved carbs, study finds

Ancient humans' craving for carbohydrates may have deeper roots than previously thought.

Bread

Scientists attempt to bring back to life extinct Tasmanian tiger

Also known as the Tasmanian wolf or thylacine, the Tasmanian tiger lived in Australia and became extinct when the last known tiger died in 1936 at Hobart Zoo. 

 A pair of Tasmanian tigers, also known as thylacines, are seen in captivity.

Cannabis and psychosis: Study shows use of high-potency cannabis leaves mark on DNA - study

Researchers found that regular use of high-potency cannabis, along with THC, can significantly alter DNA patterns.

 DNA.

Columbus was a Sephardi Jew from Western Europe, study finds

To solve the mystery, researchers conducted a 22-year investigation, led by forensic expert Miguel Lorente.

  statue of Christopher Columbus on Lackawanna County Courthouse Square in Scranton, Pennsylvania