Science
Triennial report: Israeli science at the precipice
The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities warns of the danger of losing independence and being left out of research collaborations.
Habitable worlds may be far more common than thought, Israeli study says
Scientists find proof of brain activity measurably boosting vaccine response
Israeli scientists create light-activated plastic for safer manufacturing
Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs
The garfish - long, slender, its snout filled with sharp teeth- is considered “critically endangered," earning it a spot on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list.
NASA releases images of comet 3I/ATLAS, rejects alien spacecraft 'rumors'
While the comet's precise point of origin remains unclear, the NASA scientists said they believe it hails from a solar system older than our own, which formed about 4.5 billion years ago.
New, promising oral HIV medication receives promising results in late-stage trial
Merck's drug is an antiretroviral treatment, a combination of medicines used to stop the reproduction of the virus.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.