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The Israeli spacecraft Beresheet was launched – the first step in a 50-day journey to the moon
What can a small patch of African savanna on a hill near Rehovot tell us about Israel’s nature?
To properly bake pizza, some basic physical principles have to be considered
Seasonal winter ponds provide a unique habitat. Can they be saved from being harmed by humans?
How were myths about pregnancy and childbirth born and who disproved them?
How do a shofar’s length and shape affect its sound? And can it be played like other wind instruments?
Ant-Man and the Wasp exposes two interesting truths about quantum theory
Murder suspects were caught after detectives matched DNA samples with their relatives information in online family trees
Why is the sea salty? What is sand made of and what does it have to do with wine?
What happens when regulation mechanisms on the cell that protect the brain get out of hand?
Lag Ba’Omer bonfires commemorate how word of the Bar Kokhba Revolt spread. How else were messages conveyed in the ancient world?
Israel’s unique geography endows it with a huge variety of plants and animals, some of which are not found anywhere else in the world
A large part of Israel’s military success in the War of Independence can be credited to the Science Corps
How hot is Drogon’s fire? Where did the walking dead come from? A few scientific questions that arose during the seventh season of Game of Thrones
Is there a decline in the number of bees? Researchers have yet to agree on the subject
The Kite Pharma deal that has elicited a lot of economic interest is based on fascinating scientific developments
What technologies are still required for colonization of the red planet?
Is it possible to eat a steak while leaving the cow intact?
What are the benefits of this diet and what should one be wary of?
On International Women’s Day we remember three important female Israeli scientists that are still somewhat anonymous
Astronauts suffer from many health problems in space. Despite these, how can they safely return to Earth after prolonged missions to space?
Wolbachia bacteria switch the sex of males and kill them in a variety of ways, so that they can use the females for their own needs
The fascinating phenomenon that was previously considered purely theoretical but is now providing ground-breaking data in many fields of physics
Gene Drive – the new genetic engineering technology promoting the rapid spread of genes into large populations