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Evidence of lost baptismal rite stage uncovered in Byzantine era church near Kinneret - study

Additional discoveries made a the site included a bronze candelabrum and marble reliquary, both the largest of their kind to ever be found in Israel.

Ancient city of     Hippos looking east, with the cathedral’s location marked within the city, March 31, 2026.
Sling bullet found in near the ancient city of Hippos in the Golan Heights bearing the Greek inscription “Learn,” March 16, 2026.

Lesson learned: First inscribed Hellenistic sling bullet found in Golan Heights' ancient Hippos

Ancient Crusader sword, dated to the 12th century CE, discovered off of Israel's Dor Beach in northern Israel, February 22, 2026.

University of Haifa student discovers 12th century Crusader sword off of Israel’s northern coast

 Hostage families and supporters rally, calling for the return of the remaining 50 hostages in Hamas captivity, June 28, 2025.

Major Israeli universities will allow students, faculty to join hostage families strike next week


System devised at University of Haifa can read moods, lies, Parkinson’s

Using this system, researchers discovered that changes in handwriting can reveal when we are lying and can even disclose whether an individual is in the early stages of Parkinson's disease.

University of Haifa.

Israeli scientists discover earliest modern human fossils outside Africa

Jawbone puts Homo sapiens migration 50,000 years earlier, say researchers.

The maxilla (upper jaw) found in a cave in Mount Carmel.

Israeli academic named head of international philosophy body

Dr. Arie Kizel will serve as the president of the International Council for Philosophical Inquiry with Children for two years.

Prof. Arie Kizel

University of Haifa to offer course on 'fake news' and propaganda

The class, which will investigate the impact of 'fake news' on democracy, will be taught by an expert in propaganda and psychological warfare.

Fake news

Plastic generation

Change can begin with small actions.

Plastic pollution

Grapevine: The campaign begins

A mayoral campaign turns ugly.

Haifa University

University of Haifa program lets degree-holders become nurses in less time

There is a significant shortage of nurses in Israel.

A women speaks to a nurse (illustrative photo)

The dark side of a smiley

People often try to create a positive first impression by using emojis, in particular the smiley.

smiley face 88

Haifa psychologists suggest why people with autism recoil at physical contact

Some 70% to 80% of children and adults on the spectrum suffer from hypersensitivity or undersensitivity to neural stimulation through the various senses, including sight, touch, and taste.

A boy with autism stands in his room

Israeli researchers decipher how jellyfish shoot poisoned arrows

Unlocking the mysteries of the jellyfish’s burning mechanism.

Jellyfish [File]