Science
Jonty Hurwitz brings mind-bending science, art, and optical illusions to Jerusalem
Jonty Hurwitz’s works are sculptures smaller than atoms and images created by cylindrical mirrors.
Climate change is stripping nutrients from food, global study with Israeli expert warns
Oxford begins first human trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine, Germany treats infected US citizen
Male fertility crisis? Israeli global study finds 54% drop in testosterone levels over five decades
Hard truth about hard people revealed in new research
Researchers link frequent exposure to bothersome social interactions with markers of accelerated biological aging.
Study explains Antarctica’s mystery Blood Falls
Researchers solved the mystery thanks to measuring devices that captured the event entirely by chance, providing the first evidence of the immense physical pressure behind this eerie natural phenomen
Scientists reconstruct the face of “Little Foot,” a 4-million-year-old human ancestor
Comparisons show the face size falls between a gorilla and an orangutan, with shape closer to orangutans and bonobos, and a closer resemblance to east african fossils in the orbital region
Brain drain: US-based scientists choose Europe, harming American institutions
Months into his second term, Trump moved to block American academic and scientific institutions from accepting foreign students, affecting undergraduates, medical, and PhD candidates.
Turtles’ brains shed light on evolutionary developments dating back hundreds of millions of years
The study provides new insights into the functions of ancestral cortices but also raises fundamental questions about how and when key neural computations evolved in turtles.
High Court: Israeli gov't must explain why it funds haredi schools without core studies
The order, issued in a petition filed by Hiddush, demands that the Education and Finance ministries explain why state funding is not conditioned on the teaching of core-curriculum subjects.
Israel, Azerbaijan sign declaration of cooperation on AI as ties deepen
The prime minister spoke at the signing of the MOU about the alliance between the two countries: “AI, as you know, is Azerbaijan-Israel. AI is also AI, artificial intelligence."
Cell-based implant offers new hope for diabetes management, Technion study shows
The study, which is peer-reviewed and published in Science introduces a “living, cell-based implant” that works as a pancreas and is protected against immune rejection by a novel system.
Early warning system for undrinkable wine glows in the dark
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have built a living biosensor made of bacteria that lights up when it detects acetic acid, a chemical compound present in spoiled wines.
Israeli scientists discover skin gene that helps build body’s first line of immune defense
The findings, published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Reports, reveal a previously unknown mechanism linking skin development to immune protection and new insight into inflammatory skin diseases.
