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Science Panorama

Music to the ears

In honor of the Eurovision Song Contest, let’s get to know some of nature’s singers.

Picture of Dr. Yonat EshcharDr. Yonat Eshchar10 minApril 21
Science Panorama

A Decade of Science

Microbiomes, big data, the Higgs boson, and brain-computer interface

Picture of Davidson InstituteDavidson Institute12 minApril 9
Ask the Expert

Coping with Coronavirus

What can you do to reduce your risk of infection? How would you know if you are infected, and what should you do if you find that you are?

Picture of elinor avivelinor aviv12 minApril 5
Ask the Expert

the matter of life

Is the composition of living things similar to that of their surroundings? And why aren’t we made mostly of metals?

Picture of Ori taichmanOri taichman4 minApril 1
Science Panorama

The Chemistry of Ice Cream

The simple and effective scientific principles behind the soft and satisfying texture of good ice cream

Picture of Dan Yudilevich Dan Yudilevich8 minMarch 30
Science Panorama

The animal's tool box

From chimpanzees to crows, from dolphins to octopi: Why did this ability develop in only a few species, and why them?

Picture of Dr. Yonat EshcharDr. Yonat Eshchar12 minMarch 22
Science Panorama

Can Face Masks Really Stop the Spread of Disease?

Photos of medical teams and citizens with their faces obscured by masks have become the trademark of epidemics and outbreaks. But does the use of face masks really help protect against disease?

Picture of Anna RivkinAnna Rivkin3 minMarch 22
Science Panorama

Small World, Big Plagues

Faster transportation makes it easier for epidemics to spread. Do diseases spread differently today?

Picture of Dr. Yochai WolfDr. Yochai Wolf7 minMarch 22
Science Panorama

The Almost Pandemic

As the world grapples with the major outbreak of the novel coronavirus, we revisit the movie Contagion. How did they cope with the pandemic?

Picture of Dr. Keren LandsmanDr. Keren Landsman7 minMarch 22
Science Panorama

The Time-Travel Paradoxes

What happens if a time traveler kills his or her grandfather? What is a time loop? How do you stop a time machine from just appearing somewhere in space, millions of kilometers from home? And is there such a thing as free will?

Picture of Rami ShalhevethRami Shalheveth12 minMarch 22
Science Panorama

Bringing the Museum into Your Living Room

From Galileo’s contraptions to computers, from butterfly collections to dinosaurs. Even if you’re stuck at home, you can still make an online visit to nature and science museums around the world

Picture of Rami ShalhevethRami Shalheveth12 minMarch 21
Leave room for doubt

Koalas, Fires, and Fake News

Lately, reports have spread that Australian koalas were “functionally extinct.” While these marsupials are indeed at risk, with many injured in the recent fires, it is not too late to save them

Picture of Dr. Yonat EshcharDr. Yonat Eshchar5 minFebruary 16
Science Panorama

Sea Lions and the City

What happens when wild animals settle in urban territory, and what we can learn from San Francisco

Picture of Dr. Yonat EshcharDr. Yonat Eshchar9 minJanuary 31
Science Panorama

As Straight as a Crooked Ruler

Measurement errors that made history

Picture of Rami ShalhevethRami Shalheveth9 minJanuary 31
Science news

Why is Australia Burning?

Natural phenomena coincided with climate change to cause wildfires

Picture of Or EliasonOr Eliason5 minJanuary 29
Science Panorama

A New World Order

Orphaned in childhood, Dmitri Mendeleev overcame poverty and ailment on his path to finding a new method of organizing the chemical elements. Marking the 150th anniversary of the Periodic Table and 185 years since its discoverer’s birth

Picture of Ettay NevoEttay Nevo10 minJanuary 28
Science Archive

Separation Methods in Science, Industry, and at Home

Separation methods; refining crude oil, desalinating water, and extracting cellular DNA

Picture of Dr. Iddo MagenDr. Iddo Magen15 minJanuary 27
Ask the Expert

What Is the Origin of the Elements?

There are a little over one hundred elements in the universe. How were they created?

Picture of Dr. Eitan OksenbergDr. Eitan Oksenberg5 minJanuary 27
Science news

Bacteria on a Sugarless Diet

Weizmann Institute researchers have engineered bacteria that build themselves from carbon dioxide

Picture of Ettay NevoEttay Nevo6 minDecember 30
Science Panorama

Electronic Cigarettes: Harmful, Unclear If Less So

The electronic cigarette is often advertised as a magic solution for smokers. In practice, very few studies have examined its possible harmful effects, especially in the long run.

Picture of Dr. Iddo MagenDr. Iddo Magen8 minDecember 16