Tel Aviv University’s Prof. Halina Abramowicz spearheading strategy for future of particle physics at CERN, including finding the missing antimatter and building a really, very big collider
Algorithms are taking control of our lives. Will we ever be able to understand how they work?
Chip maker Ramon.Space is the great Israeli hope in the age of ‘New Space’
Israeli researchers dive into the murky world of jellyfish
Agency plans to bring rock samples back to Earth for the first time to be analyzed for evidence that the rocky planet once hosted life
But even countries prepared to invest in the knowledge economy face a shortage of people skilled enough or willing to invest years of study to join a burgeoning field
Global study finds almost no sharks and rays in reefs of six nations; in the Mediterranean their situation is desperate thanks to unchecked overfishing. Only Israel has banned shark and ray fishing entirely
Is the global tech giant's method for deciphering ancient hieroglyphs a groundbreaking development for researchers or just a cute gimmick?
If an asteroid shower hit the Moon, it hit the Earth too, say Japanese scientists. That could even be the elusive catastrophic event leading to planetwide glaciation
The Storegga Slide that washed away the last of Doggerland and smashed into the North Sea coasts triggered not one but three mega-tsunami, says a vast team
Hope Probe was slated to take off from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center for a seven-month journey to the red planet to collect data about the atmosphere
The remains of a tomcat who survived terrible injuries and feasted on meat have been found in an archaeological dig at a Silk Road site
The five senses serve to help us understand the external world. A new study sheds light on a sixth sense and its potentially dramatic implications for the body’s development
Groundbreaking efforts by researchers at Hebrew and Tel Aviv universities show that the little beasts build mental maps, take shortcuts and aren’t flapping about randomly. Foraging is goal-oriented
Discovered serendipitously by divers studying the Yucatan aquifer, the mines in the Quintana Roo caves were exploited until flooded by the rising seas as the Ice Age ended, archaeologists discover
Chimps have been observed hiding objects in order to throw them at people later, but some gorillas are unable to identify themselves in a mirror. Tel Aviv University Prof. David Eilam talks about the sharp scientific debate over 'theory of mind' in animals
Archaeologists, don’t subvert your own field by reducing humanity to its biological components. Reporters, beware of promoting biological conceptions of race and identity: We’ve been there before
For those who don't want to risk irreparable eye damage, the Israel Space Agency is livestreaming the astronomical event from its Facebook page
Technology has grown more controversial amid anti-racism protests, but China dominates market as a seller and user
The previous science minister had blocked the professor's appointment to the board of a joint Israeli-German committee because she expressed support for soldiers who refuse to serve in the West Bank
Oceanians with most Denisovan DNA have several medically significant genetic variants; Wellcome team finds Denisovan variant in Native Americans as well
In cooperation with China’s BGI, MyHeritage says it will conduct 10,000 tests daily, even though it’s never run a lab
It’s both heartbreaking and impossible to keep up with all the news about global warming. Haaretz climate change briefs bring you the news you need but can’t bring yourself to read
The privatization of space launches marks a new era in which the U.S. depends on the good will of tycoons
The NASA, SpaceX launch represents a milestone for reusable rockets Musk company pioneered to make space travel more affordable
The otter situation in Israel is rather bad. They are a seriously endangered species and experts estimate that only a few dozen otters are left in the wild
A study done at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada has proved that garter snakes form friendships. With each other, that is
From aquifers in Vietnam to wells in America, Haaretz climate change briefs brings you the arsenic edition, plus a moment in a Mississippi marsh
Researchers have concluded that the taste of the fruit depends mostly on strain, not the household storage regimen