Weizmann Institute of Science

From Weizmann computers to start-up nation: How Israel grew to become a high-tech powerhouse

Meir Valman traces the connections among prestate universities, military innovation, global experience, and life sciences that built Israel’s high-tech sector.

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Israeli Nobel laureate Ada Yonath pictured in 2016.

Nobel Prize, Israel Prize laureate, Ada Yonath, dies aged 87

ISRAEL MAKOV at the ‘Viewpoints’ book launch.

Israel Makov opens a window into six decades of collecting and championing Israeli art

ASAPH AHARONI

Climate change is stripping nutrients from food, global study with Israeli expert warns


Breakthrough Tel Aviv University study uncovers how skin cancer outsmarts immune system

The study shows that melanoma cells release tiny bubble-like structures called extracellular vesicles, or EVs, which can paralyze the immune cells that normally attack tumors.

A 3D immunofluorescent image of melanoma cells (magenta) infected with bacteria (turquoise); cell nuclei are blue

Iran has attacked every Israeli citizen multiple times, new cyber chief Yossi Karadi says

Tehran hacked into parking and other road cameras to "track the movements of Israeli VIPs, with the aim of building operations to target and harm them," Karadi said.

Yossi Karadi, December, 2025.

Anti-Israel org. places bounties on heads of Israeli academics for assassination

Some of those listed reside outside of Israel, including in the United States of America.

Pro-Palestinian activists protest the war in Gaza on the October 7th Anniversary at the Newscorp headquarters on October 7, 2025 in New York City.

Parent child bonding scientifically explained by Israeli researchers

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science studied the impact of oxytocin on the attachment behavior of mouse pups.

 Scientists create mice with two fathers that produce healthy offspring.

EU science festival visits Israel

The European Researchers’ Night 2025 will be running across Europe on September 26, but is being held in Israel a week early.

Chilren are seen learning science at the 2024 European Researchers’ Night in Israel.

Mandel Foundation backs Weizmann Institute with $26m post-strike rebuild

The attack caused extensive damage across the institute and forced dozens of laboratories offline, according to public reports and officials.

A building at the campus of the Weizmann Institute of Science remains damaged following an Iranian missile strike on Sunday, in Rehovot, Israel June 19, 2025

Grapevine, September 14, 2025: New Year in Nepal

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

PROF. MICHAEL SELA.

Scientists discover potential way to combat deadly weight loss in cancer patients

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science discovered a way to use pre-existing treatments to fight often terminal side effects of serious illnesses.

PhD student, Nir Livnat, works at the laboratory on models of an early-stage human embryo, created by Israeli scientists without using an egg, sperm or womb, offering a glimpse into the first weeks of embryonic development, in a laboratory at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel

Research, legalization, and controlled use of psychedelics could be effective in treating PTSD

Once counterculture, psychedelics are now studied in Israel for treating PTSD and depression, with research exploring sustainable bioengineered use.

The front cover of Bionegineering Enlightenment

A cosmic murder mystery: Scientists spot supernova of star violently stripped to the bone

Israeli and American scientists have uncovered a never-before-seen type of supernova, shedding light on how stars produce and expel heavy elements like silicon and sulfur during their violent deaths.

Artist’s drawing of SN 2021yfj. Having lost its outer layers, the dying star was left with only a core of oxygen, sulfur and silicon (bright center dot) but continued to experience extreme mass loss episodes that led to the ejection of material rich in silicon (gray), sulfur, and argon.