Fossils of a new species of huge dinosaur Spinosaurus unearthed in Niger
Spinosaurus, the only known semiaquatic dinosaur predator, joins Tyrannosaurus, Giganotosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus among the largest meat-eating dinosaurs.
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'Unprofessional behavior': NASA report rips into astronaut-stranding Starliner mission
Early warning system for undrinkable wine glows in the dark
Weizmann Institue, NASA discover Jupiter is smaller and flatter than previously believed
Oldest trace of Syphilis-linked DNA from 5,500-year-old bone shows disease came from Americas
Ancient DNA from a 5,500-year-old skeleton in Colombia reveals the oldest genome of "Treponema pallidum" yet, sharpening evidence that treponemal diseases predate European contact.
AI swarms could invade social media, threaten democracy, study warns
“Humans, generally speaking, are conformist. That's something that can relatively easily be hijacked by these swarms," said Kunst.
How AI is bringing the dead back and what that means for the living
A new study by Tom Divon, a media and cultural researcher from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, explores the use of generative AI to recreate deceased individuals' likenesses.
Ramon Foundation hosts children’s event marking Space Week
The Ramon Foundation, established in honor of first Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, aims to advance space education and industry throughout Israel.
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
Published in the peer-reviewed The Astrophysical Journal, the research focuses on tidally locked planets, worlds that always show the same face to their star.
Why making better decisions Is harder than we think
Inside the mind of a decision scientist: What influences what we choose.
Israeli scientists create light-activated plastic for safer manufacturing
The Ben-Gurion team essentially embedded an on/off mechanism inside the plastic’s building blocks, eliminating the need for fragile or expensive catalyst systems.
Israeli researchers develop SafeWax coating that could cut pesticide use by 50%
The team concluded that SafeWax is “an innovative technology with the potential to become a breakthrough in the field of sustainable crop protection.”
Astronomers spot white dwarf star creating a colorful shockwave
In the shockwave, a red hue represented hydrogen, green represented nitrogen, and blue represented oxygen residing in interstellar space.
