Israeli science

In Israeli first, Galilee Medical Center performs deep brain surgery under hypnosis

At the end of the operation, the neurosurgeon declared that he had never before encountered a patient so calm and at ease during an awake brain surgery.

DR. UDI BONSHTEIN practices hypnosis on a patient
Diamond (illustrative)

Israeli breakthrough in diamond tech open doors to faster, reliable quantum devices

 Scientists create mice with two fathers that produce healthy offspring.

Parent child bonding scientifically explained by Israeli researchers

FLORA PALAESTINA’ – 316 native species and over 2,000 uses

New Israeli website gets down to the roots of nature’s medicine chest


Magnetic fields may hold key to slowing Alzheimer’s, Israeli study finds

The research found that the orientation of magnetic fields on surfaces can steer the way amyloid-beta proteins — key contributors to Alzheimer’s — assemble into harmful fibrils in the brain.

 Test for patients suffering from Alzheimer.

Israel's science teams conclude olympiad season with record 26 medals

The Education Ministry and the Maimonides Fund's Future Scientists Center proudly announced the final tally as the last three teams of the season returned.

Israel's science teams conclude olympiad season with record 26 medals

Not your conventional science museum: An exploration of science without walls

Located on the campus of the world-famous Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, it is the first totally outdoor interactive science museum in the world, one operated entirely by the visitors.

 The four-story ‘Clore Person, with inflatable organs that are activated by climbing inside the giant statue

Hapoel Jerusalem partners with IsrALS

The team will promote the 12th Friends Race for ALS, a fundraising event providing critical support for ALS patients and research initiatives.

 A message on the video board above the court at Hapoel Jerusalem’s Pais Arena encourages fans to support IsrALS and the 12th annual ‘Friends Race for ALS’ on May 22.

Blavatnik Prizes 2025: Israeli researchers honored for groundbreaking work in science

The 2025 cycle drew 36 nominations from seven Israeli universities, with juries composed of leading Israeli scientists and Nobel laureates selecting the winners.

 Scientists who have been awarded the prestigious Blavatnik awards

Israel launches robotics program in 500 kindergartens to teach AI skills

Developed by the ministry’s Early Childhood Education Division, the initiative aims to equip young pupils with technological skills traditionally introduced at later educational stages.

Kindergarten children playing with a new AI robot from the Education Ministry.

Sunflowers ‘dance’ to optimize growth, Israeli-US study reveals

The resulting footage revealed that the sunflowers exhibited a "dancing" behavior, with each flower moving randomly in search of the best angle to avoid shading its neighbors.

 Prof. Yasmine Meroz with sunflowers.

Prof. Joseph Bodenheimer, pioneering physicist and academic leader, passes away at 83

He is survived by his wife, Rachel, eight children, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

 Joseph S. Bodenheimer

Israeli innovation strikes again: TAU invents self-repairing adhesive glass

The new glass type is expected to revolutionize optics and electro-optics, satellite communication, remote sensing and biomedicine.  

Facile preparation of peptide glass at room temperature using standard lab equipment.

Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities calls on world’s universities to oppose BDS, antisemitism

They appealed to all academic institutions to stand firm against “manifestations of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiments that often masquerade as political criticism.

  Professor Margalit Finkelberg, who has called on academics worldwide to speak out against antisemitism and BDS.

From silk to silence: MIT unveils lightweight fabric that can tackle noise pollution

US researchers engineered a fabric as thin as a human hair to create a lightweight, compact, and efficient way to reduce noise transmission.

 Different color fabrics.