Science
Ancient sheep virus traced through DNA preserved in medieval manuscripts
“People around the world are still fighting against this pathogen, there is currently an outbreak of sheeppox in Greece, causing much economic damage,” said L’Hôte.
Can young diabetics safely observe Jewish fasts? Insulin pump tweaks can help, Israeli study finds
Wolf Foundation, Herzog announce 2026 Wolf Prize Laureates in medicine, physics, chemistry, math
Israeli scientists help solve genetic mystery linking hearing loss and gray hair
Using babies, Israeli study reveals why AI fails to truly understand animal calls
Even as AI masters human language, a groundbreaking Israeli study reveals a fundamental flaw in how AI decodes the animal kingdom: It hears the volume and pitch, but misses the point.
Mysterious Bolivian 'weird cat' recognized as new species, marking first discovered in over century
Its path to scientific recognition began in 2016, when Bolivian biologist Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz received a call from the Senda Verde wildlife sanctuary about what staff described as an unusual cat.
How does breathing alter the brain? Inside the science of sighs with a world-leading neuroscientist
You are doing it right now, and until I mentioned it, you were not aware of it. We all take breathing for granted. We tend to think of it as the body’s background software.
New robot helps Israeli surgeons crush kidney stones without the splash
But now there is an even better method to crush kidney stones, and Israel is one of only about 11 countries around the world that have the new technology.
Is AI clairvoyant? ChatGPT can make personality tests and predict responses, Israeli study finds
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) scientists have developed a method for generating personality assessment questionnaires with ChatGPT from any source text in English.
Being religious is better for your mental health, Israeli rabbi scientist-led study reveals
Study shows strong sense of purpose, healthier digital habits lower risks for addiction, depression.
Israeli scientists make plants produce milk protein, paving way for cow-free dairy
The discovery would thus help overcome a major hurdle in producing real dairy proteins without cows, paving the way for more sustainable dairy ingredients and less climate change.
Tel Aviv University plans to rename Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences
The university said the change, made with the Sackler family’s approval, is intended to help secure a major donation for research and teaching in the exact sciences.
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage to crash into Moon at seven times the speed of sound
The impact will occur on the side of the Moon facing Earth and could raise a cloud of dust and rock fragments that may remain visible through sensitive telescopes for several minutes.
Prehistoric people in Eurasia, North America specifically hunted female mammoths, new study shows
The study used genetic data from bones accumulated by people at 11 sites in Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany and Russia.