Research
Does your stomach hurt and you can’t find a reason? A study found a natural treatment that helps
The study offers new hope to millions of people: A natural treatment, scientifically controlled, that has proven relief of symptoms and improvement in quality of life – with a good safety profile.
Senior ADL antisemitism researcher leaves to lead competing effort at watchdog Nexus
How a Ben-Gurion University scientist is filling climate science’s biggest blank spots
Spread of online antisemitic conspiracies is based on Holocaust denial tactics, research shows
15,000 years ago, hunters gatherers on the Carmel lived off coastal lakes teeming with birds
The study by Dr. Amos, Prof. Weinstein-Evron, and Yeshurun analyzed bird bones from Nahal Me’arot and el-Wad caves to reveal Natufian hunting and environment.
Food self-sufficiency unfeasible for Israel, new research shows
While Israel could produce enough plant-based foods for survival, full self-sufficiency would come at a staggering cost and be reliant on vegetative food production.
War, politics fuels domestic violence and aggression in family, new study finds
Exposure to war and political violence doesn’t just leave people with post-traumatic stress; it also fuels aggression within families, impacting children’s behavior long after the conflict ends.
Nova survivors using psychedelics 'on their own terms' to aid healing, study finds
The study follows 45 Nova survivors who were under the influence of a psychoactive substance during the massacre as they rebuild their lives, using festival culture to help them heal.
Emma Stone declared 'most beautiful woman in the world' by golden ratio study
Dr. Julian De Silva's facial mapping puts Zendaya at 94.37 percent, just behind Stone, using the ancient 1.618 ratio to gauge symmetry.
Epstein-Barr virus linked directly to lupus in landmark Stanford medicine study
“We think it applies to 100% of lupus cases,” said William Robinson, professor of immunology and rheumatology at Stanford University.
Radiocarbon breakthroughs place Thera mega-eruption before Egypt's new kingdom
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University and Groningen report in PLOS One that the volcanic ash layers predate the Eighteenth Dynasty, extending the Second Intermediate Period.
Lab tests on Egyptian bowl may reveal final menu before Vesuvius buried Pompeii
The Alexandrian bowl in a modest popina proves cultural exchange reached the working classes of the Roman empire.
Face carved on T-shaped pillar at Karahantepe links Neolithic Anatolia and the Levant
Munro says the minimalist carving closely matches a twelve thousand year old face unearthed in Israel, hinting at a shared symbolism across early settlements.
All roads lead to Rome, now online: Research overturns estimates of length of imperial network
“It has come from a huge frustration. It’s the most puzzling subject in Roman archaeology… So why can’t I download all Roman roads?” said Brughmans, the project’s principal researcher.