Research

Harvard researchers surprise: This is the number of steps that reduces the risk of death by 40%

Is the 10,000-step myth about to be shattered? A new study shows that even moderate activity just twice a week can significantly lower the risk of early death and heart disease.

People walking and running in the park
Police at the scene where a woman found buried in yard of house in Hadera, April 28, 2025; illustrative.

From witness to suspect: 911 callers with low emotion may become suspects in their cases - study

Lee Harten, a PhD candidate of Tel Aviv University School of Zoology, holds an Egyptian fruit-bat during an interview with Reuters at a laboratory in the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History in Tel Aviv, Israel May 27, 2019

How Egyptian fruit bats seasonally adapt behavior to compete with rats - study

Using the app to detect strabismus.

A problem affecting millions: Israeli breakthrough in diagnosing vision disorders


Dresden Codex decoded: study unveils the Maya’s 700-year eclipse calculator

“The 405-month eclipse table had emerged from a lunar calendar in which the 260-day divinatory calendar commensurated the lunar cycle,” the authors wrote.

A solar eclipse next to the Mayan pyramid of Kukulcan in the Mexican city of Chichen Itza.

Ancient teeth reveal salmonella and louse-borne fever helped doom Napoleon’s 500,000-man force

Teeth from 13 Grande Armée soldiers in a Vilnius grave give first genetic proof that infections, with famine and cold, helped cause the loss of 300,000 men during Napoleon’s retreat from Russia.

Troops in battle. Illustration.

The future is already here: 73% of consumers are already using AI for online shopping

A global Riskified survey shows 73% of people use AI for shopping, highlighting a major shift in how they choose products and compare prices.

Online shopping, shopping on the web.

Patagonia expedition uncovers 70 million year old carnivorous dinosaur egg live on camera

The research team confirmed they will conduct micro computed tomography scans to determine whether the egg contains a fossilized embryo.

Patagonia expedition uncovers 70 million year old carnivorous dinosaur egg live on camera.

Opium residue found in an Ancient Egyptian vase, rewriting the story of Tutankhamun’s tomb raids

Analysis detected morphine, thebaine, noscapine and other opiate alkaloids, providing the first scientific identification of the contents of an inscribed egyptian alabastron.

The Egyptian, alabaster vase that was analyzed.

First Assyrian inscription ever found in Jerusalem uncovered near western wall

Israel’s antiquities authority reports discovery of an Assyrian inscription from the first temple period - evidence of an assyrian presence in the kingdom of judah.

The stone fragment found.

‘Green treasure’: Seaweed could fuel next wave of sustainable innovations, scientists say

Israeli researchers discovered diverse, nutrient-rich seaweeds in the Mediterranean that could power future innovations in food, medicine, cosmetics, and climate solutions.

 Enhanced seaweed, cultivated using the novel research method.

Think you sleep well? Wait until you see what your sleep type really is

A new study offers a broader look at our sleep, combining it with our mental state, physical health, and brain structure. So what does your sleep say about you?

A woman sleeping

Digital archaeology reveals elite towers at Pompeii's House of the Tiaso

The goal of the "Pompeii Reset" project is to use digital techniques to document what has been preserved of the buildings in the form of a 3D model.

Illustration.

Where I stand: Israel, Europe, and the moral line - opinion

I stood in Tel Aviv on the eve of war and returned to a Europe unable to speak. What I found was not debate, but the quiet collapse of courage.

Prof. Rok Spruk

Researchers find genetic marker linked to suicide risk in bipolar patients

The researcher’s algorithim can spot if a person with Bipolar Disorder is at high risk of suicide based on physical differences in their genetic makeup.

Suffering from depression