Israeli science
Magnetic fields may hold key to slowing Alzheimer’s, Israeli study finds
The research found that the orientation of magnetic fields on surfaces can steer the way amyloid-beta proteins — key contributors to Alzheimer’s — assemble into harmful fibrils in the brain.
Israel's science teams conclude olympiad season with record 26 medals
Not your conventional science museum: An exploration of science without walls
Hapoel Jerusalem partners with IsrALS
Blavatnik Prizes 2025: Israeli researchers honored for groundbreaking work in science
The 2025 cycle drew 36 nominations from seven Israeli universities, with juries composed of leading Israeli scientists and Nobel laureates selecting the winners.
Israel launches robotics program in 500 kindergartens to teach AI skills
Developed by the ministry’s Early Childhood Education Division, the initiative aims to equip young pupils with technological skills traditionally introduced at later educational stages.
Sunflowers ‘dance’ to optimize growth, Israeli-US study reveals
The resulting footage revealed that the sunflowers exhibited a "dancing" behavior, with each flower moving randomly in search of the best angle to avoid shading its neighbors.
Prof. Joseph Bodenheimer, pioneering physicist and academic leader, passes away at 83
He is survived by his wife, Rachel, eight children, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Israeli innovation strikes again: TAU invents self-repairing adhesive glass
The new glass type is expected to revolutionize optics and electro-optics, satellite communication, remote sensing and biomedicine.
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities calls on world’s universities to oppose BDS, antisemitism
They appealed to all academic institutions to stand firm against “manifestations of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiments that often masquerade as political criticism.
From silk to silence: MIT unveils lightweight fabric that can tackle noise pollution
US researchers engineered a fabric as thin as a human hair to create a lightweight, compact, and efficient way to reduce noise transmission.
Say goodbye to spoiled fruits and vegetables and hello to edible and fresh produce
In a scientific breakthrough, Bar-Ilan University researchers coat produce with edible nanoparticles that extend the shelf life of strawberries by 15 days.
Repeated sexual failures cause social stress in fruit flies, study shows
Rejected males experience frustration that impairs their ability to cope with other stresses, new Bar-Ilan University study finds
Israeli scientists first to document scorpions 'hitching a ride'
They said this unique behavior sheds light on the intricate relationships of myrmecophile arachnids.
Origin of intense light in supermassive black holes and tidal disruption events revealed by study
The new study by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is a significant “breakthrough” for understanding Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs) involving supermassive black holes.
