Israeli science

Using babies, Israeli study reveals why AI fails to truly understand animal calls

Even as AI masters human language, a groundbreaking Israeli study reveals a fundamental flaw in how AI decodes the animal kingdom: It hears the volume and pitch, but misses the point.

German shepherd barking (illustrative)
THE COMPETITION included 53 young scientists from across the country, most of whom were able to present their works in person to the judges

Amid Iran war, 53 of Israel's future scientists showcase projects in Jerusalem contest

MACCABIDENT’S DR. Doron Haim: Anxiety alters hormonal regulation, which can affect how and when teeth emerge.

War trauma can hinder development of children's teeth, study finds

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. October 20, 2015.

Israeli gas sensor spots ‘mirror’ molecules, opening path to breath-based diagnostics


Meeting between the Israeli and global ecosystem

 Ruth Porat, Orit Farkash - Hacohen, Prof. Yossi Matias, Karin Meir

How the immune system sets priorities - study

When a person contracts one pathogen shortly after contracting another, innate and adaptive immunity must both go to work simultaneously.

  The inner lining of a mouse gut has finger-like projections (white) and harbors lymphatic organs (red) containing germinal centers (green). Viewed with confocal microscopy

Have Israeli scientists solved the locust plague mystery? New research

“Locust swarms that decimate all crops in their path have been a major cause of famine from biblical times to the present,” said Prof. Amir Ayali.

 Group of locusts

Israeli startup CytoReason collaborates with Pfizer on machine learning

CytoReason’s massive database and AI-led platform, biotech companies can identify new opportunities, shorten trial phases, reduce development costs and increase the likelihood of approval.

A refrigerated truck leaves the Pfizer plant in Puurs, Belgium December 3, 2020.

Israeli scientists find prenatal ultrasound can spot early signs of autism

Prenatal autism diagnosis could mean a course of treatment from birth instead of waiting until age 2 or 3.

 Left to right: Prof. Idan Menashe, Prof. Reli Hershkovitz and Ohad Regev.

New method for mapping gene expression could be used alongside cancer therapy - study

Findings by Israeli scientists may completely change the way we approach observing the biological processes of the human body in the future.  

 Bar-Shir team - Dr. Amnon Bar-Shir and Dr. Hyla Allouche-Arnon

Can studying DNA like language lead to new breakthroughs? - study

DNA is represented by groups of letters, so Ben Gurion University biochemist Dr. Barak Akabayov and his team aimed to learn new information by studying the letter sequences linguistically.

Dr. Barak Akabayov, computational biochemist at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, and the Data Science Research Center at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Satellites built by Israeli students launched from NASA's Florida base

The Israeli students' satellite launches marked the first-ever instance where eight satellites built by students were simultaneously launched.

 IAI communication satellites

How fast can quantum computers process information? - study

Quantum computers, unlike their conventional counterparts, use quantum mechanics to process information, which enables them to solve a wider range of problems - but there are still limits.

 The Technion team with Gal Ness (left) and Prof. Yoav Sagi (right).

A small whiskered world: Facial hair across the animal kingdom

Which animals have facial hair, like whiskers or a mustache, and what do they do with it?

Cheerio the cat died in 2021 after living his life in a loving home, a fate millions of cats do not get to experience.