Davidson Institute of Science Education

Researchers from the University of Haifa have solved a 30-year old mystery and discovered a new family of proteins that protect wheat and other plants from disease

Yael Gruper5 minFebruary 25

Science Panorama

A Giant Leap for a Small Country

The Israeli spacecraft Beresheet was successfully launched – the first step in a 50-day journey to the moon

Ettay Nevo6 minFebruary 21

Science news

Junk Food Interfering with Evolution

The finches of the Galapagos Islands were pivotal in the development of Darwin's Theory of Evolution, as each species evolved by adapting to the available food sources in each habitat, but junk food introduced by humans is threatening to destroy the boundaries between them

Dr. Yonat Eshchar6 minFebruary 5

Science news

The 2019 Wolf Prize

Medicine: discoverer of the "satiety hormone"; Chemistry: developers of important catalysts; Mathematics: probability theorists; Agriculture: an environmental economist; Architecture: Yad Vashem architect

Ettay Nevo6 minJanuary 24

Science news

Saturn's Deep Winds

An Israeli study finds that Saturn’s atmosphere is very deep, revealing a surprising relationship between the depth of the atmosphere and the magnetic field of the planet

Ettay Nevo6 minJanuary 17

Science History

The Man, Electricity, and the USA

The scientist and founding father: Benjamin Franklin's 313th birthday

Lavi Bigman10 minJanuary 17

Science Panorama

Africa in Israel's Shfela Region

What can a small patch of African savanna on a hill near Rehovot tell us about Israel's nature?

Igor Armiach Steinpress4 minJanuary 14

Leave room for doubt

Science’s Fight for Life

A measles outbreak due to anti-vaxxer activity and politicians who do not hesitate to lie and twist facts to serve financial interests. The challenges that science had to face in 2018.

Dr. Noam Leviatan12 minJanuary 3

Science Panorama