Research
One fifth of PA newspaper op-eds push antisemitic content, JPPI study finds
"Antisemitism and a discourse of delegitimizing Zionism are not accidental [...] This is an expression [...] that teaches how far the path is to prepare the Palestinians for public reconciliation."
Israeli team uncovers 12,000-year-old myths in clay figurine of woman and goose
Oldest RNA recovered from 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth rewrites decay timeline
Study of 50,000-year canine skulls shows dogs diversified millennia before modern breeding
New genetic study reveals indigenous lineage isolated for 8,500 years in central Argentina
Published in Nature, the research traces the lineage's dominance in the Pampas until about AD 1800 with scant genetic mixing from surrounding peoples.
15,000 years ago, hunters gatherers on the Carmel lived off coastal lakes teeming with birds
The study by Dr. Amos, Prof. Weinstein-Evron, and Yeshurun analyzed bird bones from Nahal Me’arot and el-Wad caves to reveal Natufian hunting and environment.
Food self-sufficiency unfeasible for Israel, new research shows
While Israel could produce enough plant-based foods for survival, full self-sufficiency would come at a staggering cost and be reliant on vegetative food production.
War, politics fuels domestic violence and aggression in family, new study finds
Exposure to war and political violence doesn’t just leave people with post-traumatic stress; it also fuels aggression within families, impacting children’s behavior long after the conflict ends.
Nova survivors using psychedelics 'on their own terms' to aid healing, study finds
The study follows 45 Nova survivors who were under the influence of a psychoactive substance during the massacre as they rebuild their lives, using festival culture to help them heal.
Emma Stone declared 'most beautiful woman in the world' by golden ratio study
Dr. Julian De Silva's facial mapping puts Zendaya at 94.37 percent, just behind Stone, using the ancient 1.618 ratio to gauge symmetry.
Epstein-Barr virus linked directly to lupus in landmark Stanford medicine study
“We think it applies to 100% of lupus cases,” said William Robinson, professor of immunology and rheumatology at Stanford University.
Radiocarbon breakthroughs place Thera mega-eruption before Egypt's new kingdom
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University and Groningen report in PLOS One that the volcanic ash layers predate the Eighteenth Dynasty, extending the Second Intermediate Period.
Lab tests on Egyptian bowl may reveal final menu before Vesuvius buried Pompeii
The Alexandrian bowl in a modest popina proves cultural exchange reached the working classes of the Roman empire.
Face carved on T-shaped pillar at Karahantepe links Neolithic Anatolia and the Levant
Munro says the minimalist carving closely matches a twelve thousand year old face unearthed in Israel, hinting at a shared symbolism across early settlements.
All roads lead to Rome, now online: Research overturns estimates of length of imperial network
“It has come from a huge frustration. It’s the most puzzling subject in Roman archaeology… So why can’t I download all Roman roads?” said Brughmans, the project’s principal researcher.