Tel Aviv University

Consumer guilt costs companies billions in abandoned online shopping carts - study

“When the shopping cart is perceived as too indulgent, consumers find it difficult to justify the expense to themselves and sometimes simply choose not to buy,” said TAU researcher Prof. Liat Hadar.

A smartphone displays the Amazon logo in front of a screen showing the company's latest stock market chart on January 29, 2026.
(From L-R): Prof. Noga Kronfeld-Schor, Hagar Vardi-Naim, and Prof. Yariv Wine.

Artificial night light disrupts body clocks, may increase mortality, researchers say - study

‘GLORY TO HAMAS’ graffiti is seen on a billboard above a shop in Melbourne, Australia, Oct. 7, 2025.

Despite Gaza ceasefire, antisemitism rates higher in several countries, TAU report says

 A handaxe incorporating a geode (“Elijah’s apple”) from the Sakhnin Valley in northern Israel, March 24, 2026.

Stone handaxes found in Galilee show early humans valued aesthetics of their tools - study


TAU announces a special admission framework for IDF veterans injured in the Swords of Iron War

Tel Aviv University introduces a special admissions track allowing disabled IDF veterans injured in the Swords of Iron war to begin undergraduate studies without a psychometric exam.

View of the Tel Aviv University campus

Expert warns Haifa refinery is ‘time bomb’ despite limited damage in Iranian strike

The Bazan refinery in Haifa Bay has long been a source of environmental concern. The latest round of Iranian missile fire has now placed those concerns in a wartime context.

Fire rises from the Bazan power plant in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, June 15, 2025.

Israeli researchers crack century-old mystery of cone-shaped vessels found near Dead Sea - study

The fragments had been excavated from the Teleilat el-Ghassul archaeological site near the Dead Sea in Jordan between 1931 and 1938.

Cone-shaped clay vessels, known as cornets, found across hundreds of sites in Israel and Jordan, February 27, 2026.

TAU Ventures portfolio company XTEND heads to NASDAQ at $1.5B valuation

With a projected 10x return from XTEND’s listing, TAU Ventures positions itself for a third fund and continued AI-driven growth.

The XTEND Team

Israel ranked 7th in broadband speed: Bezeq chairman on telecom innovation

WATCH: Tomer Raved, Executive Chairman of the Bezeq Group, in conversation with Jake Laznik, Senior Breaking News Desk Manager, The Jerusalem Post.

Tomer Raved, Executive Chairman of the Bezeq Group, speaks with Jake Laznik

INPA releases Red Book for Butterflies detailing extinction, endangerment threats

Dr. Dotan Rotem, an open space ecologist at the Israel Nature and Parks Authority, explained that "butterflies are excellent bioindicators of the health of the ecosystem."

A Levantine Vernal Copper (Tomares nesimachus) butterfly

Israeli researchers at TAU find noninvasive brain stimulation eases PTSD symptoms

The five-session pilot, conducted in Tel Aviv and published in the journal Brain Stimulation, used individualized transcranial magnetic stimulation targeted to hippocampal networks.

Illustration of the experimental setup

Noninvasive magnetic brain stimulation offers new hope for PTSD patients

A Tel Aviv University study suggests noninvasive brain stimulation may reduce intrusive memories in people with PTSD.

IDF helmet developed to get neuro feedback relating to PTSD.

Tech Talk: Do startup competitions matter for founders? New research says yes, if done correctly

A new Tel Aviv University analysis examines whether startup competitions improve survival, access to funding, and growth, or reward teams already positioned to win.

Dr. Eyal Benjamin, Coller School of Management, Tel Aviv University.

It isn’t just antisemitism: What is really behind the rise of anti-Israel sentiment in Europe?

Europe’s rise in anti-Israel sentiment linked to politics, history, and diplomacy, not antisemitism or Muslim migration, says Tel Aviv University report.

Left-wing rallies endorse extremist slogans.