Science
Over 700 researchers attend computer science conference at BGU, celebrating 'golden age' of tech
Mobileye CEO Prof. Amnon Shashua also attended the conference and delivered a guest lecture on the development of machine intelligence and its impact on scientists, researchers, and experts.
Ancient sheep virus traced through DNA preserved in medieval manuscripts
Can young diabetics safely observe Jewish fasts? Insulin pump tweaks can help, Israeli study finds
Wolf Foundation, Herzog announce 2026 Wolf Prize Laureates in medicine, physics, chemistry, math
Asteroid the size of 60 sloths to fly past the Earth tomorrow
Sloths are the slowest mammals of all, but asteroid 2026 HX3 is anything but that – both in terms of being slow and in terms of being mammals.
Israeli study finds plants absorb nutrients from airborne dust, challenging root-only theory
The study shows that leaves can take in minerals, including iron and phosphorus, from airborne dust, challenging the long-held understanding that plants depend solely on soil for nutrients.
Tel Aviv University, Weizmann scholars among 2026 Landau Prize winners
The total value of the prizes is NIS 1.35 million. Each winner will receive NIS 150,000, including the recipient of a special Avigdor Yitzhaki Prize for nonprofit civil society organizations.
Galilee Eco Center: regenerative agriculture, healing in the Galilee
The Galilee Eco Center aims to restore land, combining sustainable farming and science.
Bold vs cautious: Raven personalities shape survival in a changing desert - study
Ravens willing to take risks get easy access to food near humans but still face higher mortality rates.
New Israeli-led AI model to predict chemotherapy benefit in breast cancer
Technion researchers part of international study that validates fast, accessible alternative to genomic tests using routine pathology samples.
Breathing life into buildings: Israelis develop better ways to prevent indoor air pollution
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem suggest that vertical green walls, along with AI-inspired technology, offer a natural solution.
Water on Mars? Scientists discover 'bathtub ring' which may reveal contours of ancient ocean
Like Earth and the solar system's other planets, Mars formed roughly 4.5 billion years ago. Early in its history, Mars was warmer and wetter than the cold and arid place it is today.
Pricing the battlefield: What a human life costs on the defense stock exchange -opinion
Drones are disposable. Soldiers aren’t. Low‑cost weapons are now forcing nations into high‑cost defense decisions
Newly discovered fossil challenges idea of ape origins in east Africa - study
The remains, discovered in 2023 and 2024, are incomplete, and made up of only a few jawbone fragments and worn teeth.
