Science

Genetic material from medieval Germany tells a greatly expanded origin story of Ashkenazi Jews.

The jet of matter, appearing as a flash of light brighter than 1,000 trillion suns, originated from a supermassive black hole 8.5 billion light years away and traveled at 99.99% the speed of light.

Technion scientists receive a European research grant to develop clean anti-fungal technology inspired by the natural properties of the lotus plant.

The researchers examined four chemical additives that are widely used in plastic products and have been found in seawater in tropical areas.

A novel technique uses magnetic manipulations to create “mini-brains” in order to restore damaged neural networks.

A Hadassah team created male and female stem cells with the same genetic code from the same person that only differs in sex chromosomes.

New findings could indicate an environment hospitable for life was once on the Red Planet, but more research is needed.

A research team has discovered that the color of a plate or bowl can affect the taste perception of picky eaters.

Human genomes have undergone drastic, hitherto unknown genetic changes in response to environmental pressures, according to a new study.

Using data from the recently deployed Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) orbiting observatory, researchers were able to answer more unexplained questions.