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Israeli doctors use patients' own cells to attack blood cancer cells in medical breakthrough

The first three patients to undergo the procedure did so without complication and were discharged as planned, Rabin Medical Center announced.

Dr Yarden Shor Nareznoy , Scientist of the Samueli Institute and Maya Avraham Hayun, QA Manager at the Samueli Institute
A dead garfish lies in a marsh near Venice, Louisiana May 20, 2010. For nearly a month, roughly 5,000 barrels (210,000 gallons/795,000 liters) of oil per day have been gushing from BP's broken Deepwater oil well situated in the Gulf of Mexico, in what could be named the worst oil spill in U.S. histo

Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs

This image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera, July 21, 2025.

NASA releases images of comet 3I/ATLAS, rejects alien spacecraft 'rumors'

 FDA approves Yeztugo: Gilead's new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection.

New, promising oral HIV medication receives promising results in late-stage trial


Israeli-American collaboration aims to crack hidden code of human genome through AI

"AI has the power to unlock the secrets of the human genome and transform health care for billions of people worldwide,” said NVIDIA.

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Scientists discover RNA molecules from a mammoth that went extinct 40,000 years ago

The never-before-seen biological snapshot provides insight into the young mammoth's final moments, expanding our knowledge of creatures that went extinct tens of thousands of years ago.

People in protective suits examine a frozen woolly mammoth from Siberia named "Yuka" during a media preview at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei November 6, 2013.

Massive emerald gemstone found in Madagascar's presidential palace

Mines Minister Carl Andriamparany called the gemstone a collector's dream, adding that officials have found no record of a similar stone ever documented in Madagascar.

Madagascar's new military ruler, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, speaks after being sworn in as president on Friday taking over from Andry Rajoelina following a coup that ousted him, at the constitutional court in Antanariv , Madagascar, October 17, 2025

Israeli woman's vision restored in world's first-ever 3D-printed cornea implant

The new Israeli technology allows for the creation of hundreds of cornea implants from a single donor sample, offering a scalable solution.

The surgery team working on the implant at Rambam Hospital in Haifa.

Light’s hidden magnetic power may lead to faster, more precise optical devices, study finds

A Hebrew University study finds light’s magnetic field plays a larger role in material behavior than believed, with implications for optical and quantum technologies.

 An aerial view of Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Mount Scopus campus.

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.

FARMERS AT Moshav Sde Nitzan, in the northern Negev.

Before pugs or Great Danes: Doggie diversity in size and shape began at tail end of Ice Age

These findings contradict the notion that such diversity was mainly a relatively new phenomenon driven by selective breeding in recent centuries.

A Pug dog called Harley, and star of the film "Patrick" poses for photographs at the film's premiere in London, Britain June 27, 2018.

Scientists in Brazil starve trees of water to test Amazon's limits

Like hospital patients, the vital signs of 61 of the trees are measured, including sap and carbon dioxide flow, respiration and temperature, with solar-powered equipment.

 The Amazon rainforest.

AI-assisted system could revolutionize early cancer detection

In earlier times, cells would have to be hand-checked, in a process that took time and effort and offered little reward. MAGIC allows for scientists to check over 100,000 cells in a single day.

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Milky Way mystery uncovered? Black matter may be the source of the galaxy’s mysterious glow

New research suggests that dark matter may be the key to uncovering the mysteries of the Milky Way. The scientific team led by Dr. Moorits Muru has opened a new path for space studies worldwide.

The Milky Way galaxy.

Thousands of physicians, scientists have abandoned Israel: How do we bring them back?

ScienceAbroad is an Israel-based nonprofit organization that harnesses the power of senior Israeli scientists living abroad, inspiring connections with local communities and international scientists.

CAP: NADAV DOUANI, CEO of ScienceAbroad (left) and Dr. Lior Shaltiel, CEO of NurExone Biologic.