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A Triple Attack on Cancer

Israeli scientists developed a novel treatment for melanoma that combines nano-particles, immunotherapy, and inhibition of suppressor factors in the tumor’s micro-environment.

Picture of Yael GrouperYael Grouper6 minSeptember 5
Science Panorama

The Undead Taking over the World

Noam Leviatan reviews the history of the living dead, the science of real and imaginary zombies, the link between zombies and public health, and ways to increase your chances of surviving a zombie apocalypse

Picture of Dr. Noam LeviatanDr. Noam Leviatan15 minAugust 27
Science Panorama

Does Human Race Mean Anything? not really

Does classification of humans into races even have a scientific basis?

Picture of Abigail LondonAbigail London7 minAugust 26
Science news

The Fat that Awakes Cancer

Researchers from Tel Aviv University discovered how fat cells accelerate the development of aggressive metastatic melanoma.

Picture of Dr. Gal HaimovichDr. Gal Haimovich6 minAugust 25
Science news

Bats Think Together

When in a group, brains of mice and bats “synchronize” with others of their species

Picture of Gal PerlmanGal Perlman5 minAugust 20
Inspired by Nature

Exhibition at the Garden of Science

The Garden of Science presents inventions that mimic nature

Picture of Dr. Roni AshkenaziDr. Roni Ashkenazi5 minJuly 31
Science Panorama

Nursing Spiders and Cockroach Milk

Nursing and milk consumption are not exclusive to mammals.

Picture of Dr. Noam LeviatanDr. Noam Leviatan8 minJuly 24
riddles & quizzes

What Do You Know About the Apollo Program?

Do you know everything about the American manned lunar missions? Try this very hard trivia quiz

Picture of Ettay NevoEttay Nevo2 minJuly 20
Science news

A New Treatment for Postpartum Depression

A new antidepressant drug has been approved in the U.S. – the first-ever to specifically target postpartum depression

Picture of Anna RivkinAnna Rivkin4 minMay 5
Science news

Beresheet's Sad Ending

A series of technical problems in the Israeli spacecraft caused it to crash into the moon minutes before landing

Picture of Ettay NevoEttay Nevo9 minApril 12
Science Panorama

How are We Fooled?

False news reports have been in existence since time immemorial, long before the term "fake news" emerged, but social networks turned them into a graver issue than ever before. Why is it so easy for us to believe them? How can we avoid falling for them?

Picture of Dr. Yonat EshcharDr. Yonat Eshchar10 minMarch 28
Science news

Show Me the Phoenician Money

An Israeli study reveals the ancient Phoenician trade routes

Picture of Dr. Yonat EshcharDr. Yonat Eshchar6 minFebruary 26
Science news

A New Protein Family

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

Picture of Yael GruperYael 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

Picture of Ettay NevoEttay 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

Picture of Dr. Yonat EshcharDr. 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

Picture of Ettay NevoEttay 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

Picture of Ettay NevoEttay Nevo6 minJanuary 17
Science History

The Man, Electricity, and the USA

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

Picture of Lavi BigmanLavi 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?

Picture of Igor Armiach SteinpressIgor Armiach Steinpress4 minJanuary 14