Science
Newly discovered fossil challenges idea of ape origins in east Africa - study
The remains, discovered in 2023 and 2024, are incomplete, and made up of only a few jawbone fragments and worn teeth.
Iran’s ‘jihad of knowledge’ was never about its people - opinion
Israel's noise pollution upsets animals as much as people - but can be reduced, study finds
Amid Iran war, 53 of Israel's future scientists showcase projects in Jerusalem contest
Sharks, pigeons may have something in common - the electric sensors in their ears - study
The inner ear tissue in pigeons, which contains “cells with highly sensitive electric sensors,” resembles that of sharks, which use it for hunting.
Ancient DNA upends long-held story of cat domestication
New DNA studies show domestic cats originated in North Africa and spread later than believed, while ancient China lived alongside a different wild feline long before housecats arrived.
Want a personal trash panda? Raccoons may be evolving for domestication
Beyond evolving features cuter to humans, the mammal has also become less fearful of humans, according to the study.
The revolution is already here: The science that not only extends our lives – but makes us younger
Technologies like stem cells, organs-on-chip and artificial intelligence are already reshaping medicine, shifting it from treating diseases to preserving and repairing the body at the cellular level.
AI opens vast trove of medieval Jewish records from the Cairo Geniza
The Cairo Geniza, the biggest collection of medieval Jewish documents in the world, has been the object of countless hours of study by scholars for more than a century.
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.
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.
