Tel Aviv University

AI threat detection cycle must move at insane lightspeed 15 minute clip, top cyber experts say

AI is accelerating cyberattacks beyond traditional defenses, forcing cybersecurity teams to detect threats within 15 minutes to prevent catastrophic damage, Trellix's CTO warned at Cyber Week.

An illustrative image of a brain with artificial intelligence (AI).
Israel National Cyber Directorate Director of Guidance and Spectrum Defense Kobi Menashe.

Satellite hacking poses growing global threat as cyber defenses weaken, Israeli official warns

Israel's AI Chief, Brig.-Gen. Erez Askal at Tel Aviv University's AI Week conference.

Israel risks losing control of electricity, water, healthcare to foreign AI firms, official warns

An illustrative image of a brain with artificial intelligence (AI).

Israeli researchers develop method letting AI teach itself without human-generated data


Living near green spaces can reduce long-term stress during pregnancy, Israeli-led study finds

Bar-Ilan University researchers found greener neighborhoods were linked to lower stress hormone levels in pregnant women, highlighting the health benefits of residential green spaces.

A pregnant woman is seen holding her stomach in front of foliage (illustrative)

Days before Tisha B'Av: Charred wooden beams from First Temple’s destruction unearthed in Jerusalem

The First Temple, built by the biblical King Solomon, was destroyed in 586 BCE at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar II, the second king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. 

The burnt wooden beams discovered in the City of David, July 20, 2026.

One of the Dead Sea Scrolls' greatest mysteries may have finally been solved by Israeli researcher

For decades, scholars have wondered if Qumran’s 364-day year calender had ever been used in practice or if it served only as a theoretical framework.

A fragment of a 2,000-year-old Psalms Scroll from the Dead Sea Scrolls collection; illustrative.

Breakthrough Israeli study finds potential path to reversing hearing loss

The researchers identified a unique biological mechanism that could enable the regeneration of sensory hair cells in the inner ear – a process previously thought to be impossible in humans.

LIVE IMAGING of ear tissue shows that blocking the Notch pathway disrupts stable cell structure, forcing green supporting cells to transform into red hair cells.

Tel Aviv University opens $35m Sylvan Adams Sport Science Institute

The new institute will partner with the Olympic Committee of Israel to provide scientific support for athletes preparing for the 2028 and 2032 Olympic Games.

The opening of the Sylvan Adams Sport Science Institute with Prof. Ariel Porat, Prof. Eran Ben Gal, Yael Arad and Sylvan Adams.

‘True friends tell each other the truth’: Rahm Emanuel’s critique of Israel draws cheers - analysis

Whether Emanuel’s critique will land with the Israeli establishment or with the ruling coalition remains to be seen.

Rahm Emanuel, left, speaks with Yael Sternhell and Yoav Fromer during an event at Tel Aviv University, July 8, 2026.

New Tel Aviv University imaging method could improve IVF sperm selection

Researchers say the technology creates detailed 3D maps of live sperm cells without damaging them.

Prof. Natan T. Shaked of the School of Biomedical Engineering

Tel Aviv University study reveals how tumors hijack immune cells to fuel cancer growth and spread

The research focused on macrophages, immune cells responsible for removing damaged and dead cells from the body.

Radiation therapy for a cancer patient

Study: "Israel’s Basket" led to a wave of price increases

A new study discovered that while the prices of the basket products at Carrefour plunged by 35%, a widespread wave of price increases of up to 14% was simultaneously recorded in parallel categories.

Nir Barkat

Can virtual reality teach the 'feel' of medicine? New Israeli study says not yet

Ancient dissections of Galen reveal a gap in modern medical training: tacit, hands-on skills still can’t be fully taught by digital tools.

(Illustrative) A doctor uses AI for a medical screening.