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

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

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

A Levantine Vernal Copper (Tomares nesimachus) butterfly

INPA releases Red Book for Butterflies detailing extinction, endangerment threats


From research to reality: Bridging the gap between academia and the marketplace

Backed by Tel Aviv University’s Zimin Institute, X-trodes is turning lab innovation into a global breakthrough in wearable biosensing.

 Wearable smart skin technology developed at Tel Aviv University

Grapevine, May 14, 2025: All in the family

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 VAN JONES (center), a CNN political commentator, attends a conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, in 2022

'Trying to intimidate us': Hebrew U, TAU hit back at Kisch's call for funding cuts over Nakba event

Both the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University condemned Kisch's call to cut funding to their institutions.

 Demonstrators protest calling to end the war in Gaza while others demonstrate in favor of continuing the fighting, at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem on May 12, 2025.

What’s in a name? Diving into the ancient names of biblical Israel

Ancient name data reveals Israel was more diverse than Judah, offering new insight into biblical-era societies through a modern statistical lens.

 Ancient seals and seal impressions.

Blackstone president Jonathan Gray donates $125 million to Tel Aviv University

This donation, the largest in the history of the university, will fund the development of new facilities and scholarships for the School of Health and Medical Sciences.

 Jonathan Gray and his wife Mindy have made the largest donation in Tel Aviv University's history.

Global antisemitism has declined since peaking in the months after Oct. 7, study says

“The peak was in October-December 2023, and a year later, a sharp decline in the number of incidents was noted almost everywhere," said Uriya Shavit, the report’s chief editor.

 People take part in a protest to mark 100 days since the start of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza during a march in London, Britain, January 13, 2024.

AI may be better than physicians at making clinical decisions, TAU study says

According to a Tel Aviv University study, AI may be better than physicians at making clinical decisions.

 An illustrative image of a medic using Artificial Intelligence.

TAU archaeology prof. faces calls to be dropped from nat'l conf. for West Bank dig stance - report

After publicly boycotting an archaeological conference in Judea and Samaria, a TAU professor finds himself at the center of an argument on his role as a lecturer at a national archaeology conference.

The first building ever discovered in Yavne from the Sanhedrin era. It contained fragments of ‘measuring cups’ identified with a Jewish population.

Jewish students from US, Canadian universities opt for Israel to escape campus antisemitism

While studying in the library, a Canadian student heard some other students talking about the “tremendous success of October 7 for the Palestinian people.”

 A pro-Palestinian demonstration takes place at Columbia University, in New York City, last October, marking the first anniversary of the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023.

130,000-year-old clues from Israel’s Tinshemet Cave point to shared Homo behaviors

These findings came from an excavation led by Israeli researchers from Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University, and other academic institutions in the country starting back in 2017.

 Neanderthal communities in prehistoric Europe. How were they linked? (Illustrative)