Algorithms Can Now Recognize Emotions. Here's Why That's Terrifying

Soon there will be no place left to hide

Return of the Microscopic Parasitic Jellyfish

Myxozoan infesting salmon has degenerated so far it even lost the genes for breathing, Israeli and American scientists discover

Smuggling of Flour and Bread Leads Revolutionary Squads to Guard Sudan's Bakeries

Volunteers use app to share data on flour deliveries, bakery closures and smuggling

Drop the WhatsApp and Facebook – They’re Your Biggest Problem at Work

LinkedIn says focusing is your most important skill, but this task has become harder in the age of digital distractions. The good news is you can practice to get better

Arab World’s First Nuclear Power Plant Gets Operating License in UAE

Production in reactor originally due to open in 2017 expected to start later this year

Antarctica Warmer Than Tel Aviv: The Climate Change Stories on Our Radar

Here are the climate change stories our science editor didn't report on this week – but thought you should be reading

The Quantum Computer Is About to Change the World. Three Israelis Are Leading the Revolution

The Israeli startup QM is the first company in the world to be building both the hardware and the software that will make it possible to use quantum computers – once they actually are a practical reality

Dinosaurs Were Warm-blooded, Groundbreaking Study Finds

Just like the birds that descended from them, and like us, dinosaurs could regulate body temperature, paleothermometrists conclude from analyzing eggshells of three major dinosaur groups

Israeli Researchers Mate 2,000-year-old Date Seeds, Hope for Fruit

Seeds discovered in the 1960s during Yigal Yadin’s digs at Masada and excavations at Qumran

Educator Yaacov Lorch, Whose Family’s Departure for Jerusalem Was Celebrated by the Nazis, Dies

Lorch, a unique voice in Israeli academia, criticized rote learning and once referred to pedagogical methods in science education as 'a song of praise to violence'

Opinion Needed in Israel: CTRL-ALT-DELETE

2020 Wolf Prize Laureates Include Pioneers of Gene-editing Tool

Nine winners from six counties are among the recipients of the prestigious international prize awarded in Israel in the fields of science and art

Study Finds Link Between Genes and Education Level. Will This Reinforce Stereotypes?

New scientific developments are bringing closer a future in which parents can choose the height and weight of their offspring, and also influence such traits as openness, aggressiveness, attraction to danger, neuroticism and even political leanings

Israeli, German Scientists Double El Niño Warning Time, Predict Storm in 2020

Weather havoc is likely to hit around Christmas 2020, say scientists after identifying correlation between warming events around the world

Climate Catastrophe Is Ungraspable Just Like the Holocaust Was, Jonathan Safran Foer Says

In his book 'We Are the Weather,' Jonathan Safran Foer explains why the climate crisis is failing to stir emotions and social change. But Judaism may offer a solution

Chimp Study May Give Insight Into the Evolution of Human Complexity

Apes that share and care are capable of achieving superior technological prowess when fishing for termites, science proves. Is this the origin of our cumulative culture?

Fake News Isn't the Real Problem – News Is: One of the World's Leading Internet Researchers Explains What Went Wrong

He's fascinated by Instagram, which he analyzes to define the aesthetic of perfection plaguing this generation. Lev Manovich, digital-culture artist and thinker, wants people to be creative with the big data and technology at their fingertips

Israeli Researchers Say Anti-inflammatory Drugs Could Slow Progress of Breast Cancer

Scientists from Tel Aviv University discover how breast cancer cells hijack the body's natural mechanisms for repairing damaged tissue

Invasive Species Are Displacing Native Birds in Israel, Study Confirms

Technion researchers found that local species are losing to birds from Asia in the competition for limited natural resources. Nature conservation groups recommend strict measures, including shooting some of the invaders

Rock Hyraxish Decoded: The Females Coo, the Males Boast

Researching hyrax calls at the Dead Sea may tell us something about the evolution of speech, and more about the evolution of swagger

Is It Tuna, or Fly Larvae? How Climate Change Is Revolutionizing What We Eat

Innovative Israeli farmers and tech companies are rising to the challenges of producing more food on less land with less energy and less water, which is also nutritious

Israel Gets Ready to Join Global Quantum Computing Race

A government panel is calling for $350 million to be spent on a 6-year program to make the country a key player in a hot new technology field

In Breakthrough, Israeli Researchers Feed CO2 to Bacteria to Curb Greenhouse Gasses

Weizmann Institute scientists wean bacteria off of sugar, possibly leading the way to producing 'green fuel'

Is Sexual Orientation Genetic? Yes and No, an Extensive Study Finds

Is there a gay gene? Is there a sexuality spectrum? A wide-ranging study reignites the debate

Israel's Weizmann Institute Finds Women Can Smell Without Organ Once Thought Essential

Prof. Sobel, in whose lab the new study was carried out, says he and his colleagues were surprised to find a female subject without olfactory bulbs

Tel Aviv Court Orders Mother to Vaccinate Her Two Children

Father pressed action, saying mother refused to vaccinate kids out of ‘messianic’ ideology

Jewish Astronaut in First All-female Spacewalk Posts Photo of Israel From Space

President Reuven Rivlin responds to Jessica Meir's tweet, writing 'we are proud of you and send warm regards from Israel'

How We Created Superbugs by Provoking Primordial Superpowers in Bacteria

Antibiotic resistance may have evolved before dinosaurs, let alone before doctors began over-prescribing the drugs. But irresponsible practitioners and filthy food workers are still to blame for the current crisis

Mystery Solved: How Flies Land Upside Down

Flies fly with their feet pointing toward the ground. How do they achieve that inverted landing? Inquiring minds have finally figured it out