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Scientists are trying to understand what caused the cicadas to mature four years earlier than expected

Initial studies indicate that vaccination efforts against the COVID-19 can reduce the morbidity rate and block the spread of the pandemic.

Bad news for the fight against global warming: The quantity of methane produced by human activity has reached record highs

Discarded plastics don’t just pollute the environment directly – new research shows that they also contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions

Nihonium, Tennessine, Moscovium, and Oganesson .What is the origin of the names and how were they selected?

Scientists have added four new elements to the Periodic Table

Natural phenomena coincided with climate change to cause wildfires

Weizmann Institute researchers have engineered bacteria that build themselves from carbon dioxide

Researchers from Israel and the U.S. have identified a gene responsible for intestinal diseases

A new technique developed at Tel Aviv University enables early-stage diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease

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

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

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

The first postpartum-specific drug has been approved in the U.S.

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

An Israeli study reveals the ancient Phoenician trade routes

Researchers from the University of Haifa have discovered a new family of proteins that protect wheat and other plants from disease

Junk food is destroying the boundaries between the finch species of the Galapagos Islands

Medicine: discoverer of the “satiety hormone”. Architecture: Moshe Safdie, who designed the Yad Vashem Museum

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

A recent Technion study will help us infer biological processes from lab mice to humans

A protein that interferes with the brain’s attempts to “turn off” the sensation of hunger may be the key in developing a drug for impeding weight gain

Israeli study: changes in the cellular environment damage the nerves’ insulating coating

An increasing number of criminal suspects are being arrested following the use of genealogical websites. Scientists from Israel checked whether a person can actually be tracked down according to familial DNA