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Viruses that infect colonies of water algae lead to the spreading of airborne particles upon which rain drops can condense, study finds

Researchers at the University of Haifa found that residents of the Carmel region were brewing beer as early as 13,000 years ago

It may not fly, but the robot developed at Tel Aviv University maps novel surroundings like bats do

A new study substantiates the theory of the existence and properties of the particle discovered six years ago

Dating one of the most important volcanic eruptions in history based on an olive tree branch may be misleading, an Israeli study finds

How is it contracted, what are the symptoms, and what should be done in case of infection?

Hurricanes affect lizard evolution – simply by casting those less capable of withstanding the powerful winds into the sea

SpaceIL’s spacecraft is scheduled to land on the Moon in February 2019

An Israeli-Japanese collaboration revealed a unique genetic defect that leads to neural dysfunction

A genetic study including work by Israeli and Iranian scientists sheds new light on the origin of domesticated goats

An Israeli study raised interesting findings about the mass of all organisms, as well as disturbing findings about the impact of mankind

Findings of Israeli researchers, participating in spacecraft Juno’s research team, chart a new map of the planet’s structure

An Israeli-American study collected important information from data of millions of social-network users

Integration of dozens of studies revealed that the drugs benefit only eight percent of smokers one year post treatment

Findings from a cave on Mt. Carmel indicate that modern humans departed Africa tens of thousands of years earlier than previously thought

Two migraine-targeting drugs are in late-stage trials, including one from the Israeli pharmaceuticals company Teva

The discovery of gravitational waves has enabled the real-time detection of a high-energy collision and the study of its repercussions

A first-of-its-kind Israeli satellite will be launched next week on a unique ecological mission

Technion researchers discovered the structure of the protein ‎through which a violent strain of bacteria kills our cells

WIS researchers identified brain cells ‎that evaluate the direction and distance from a target

German researchers found how birds are able to nap during long-distance flights