I (Don’t) Feel the Earth Move: Study Detects 2 Million Quakes in California Over 10 Years
Southern California experiences a very small quake every three minutes, says Caltech big-data study that weeded out the noise from modern society
Science & Technology
Scientists Revive Some Brain Functions in Dead Pigs Hours After Death
‘Frankenpork’ did not regain consciousness, thank heaven, but the team had anesthetic in place just in case and learned more than expected about the post-mortem brain
Pesticides Ban Reduces Toxins in Pregnant Women
The Israeli government's ban on several varieties of pesticides led to a 40 percent drop in concentrations of toxins in pregnant women, research shows
Israeli Scientists Just Printed the World's First 3-D Heart. Can Humanity Now Produce All the Organs It Needs?
What does this mean for the future of organ donations? Can we print a 'perfect' heart ready for implant?
Israeli Medical Cannabis Firm Plans Wall Street IPO
Canndoc, whose parent company is chaired by former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, plans to trade on the Nasdaq
Israeli Scientists Print World’s First 3-D Heart
Made of human patient's tissues, this technology could obviate organ donations in the foreseeable future
Opinion Thank You and Goodbye, Beresheet
Everyone gets excited by objects landing on the moon
Analysis Why Israel's Lunar Mission Was a Success
Unable to escape Israeli dissonance between progress and carelessness, the Beresheet project testifies to what could be achieved with a more generous governmental investment in space technology
Israel Will Try Land Spacecraft on the Moon Again, Chief Backer Says
Morris Kahn, who helped fund the mission that attempted to land on the moon but crashed, announces plans for Beresheet 2 underway
Israeli Lunar Spacecraft Loses Main Engine, Crashes on Surface of the Moon
Until now, only global superpowers have been able to successfully land an object on the moon. Beresheet's voyage is expected to be the vanguard for several other spacecrafts built by the private sector
Israel's Lunar Spacecraft Successfully Completes First Maneuver Orbiting Moon
In first of five planned maneuvers, Beresheet approaches the moon's surface ahead of Thursday's expected landing
Israel's Lunar Spacecraft Snaps First Shots of Dark Side of the Moon
The pictures, taken from a distance of 470 kilometers, show 4.5 million year-old craters
Primitive Whale Ancestor With Hooves on Its Toes Found in Peru
Amphibious proto-cetacean living 50 million years ago looked like a cross between a crocodile, a dog and a beaver and could swim as well as walk on land, paleontologists say
Next Stop – the Moon: Israeli Lunar Spacecraft Pulls Off Key Maneuver
SpaceIL says it is still waiting to receive data to ensure Genesis has indeed entered moon's orbit, but spacecraft's biggest challenge still lies ahead
Israeli Spacecraft Maneuvering to Leave Earth’s Orbit and ‘Capture the Moon’
If the maneuver succeeds, Genesis will make space history and become the first privately-built spacecraft to complete the challenging mission of landing on the moon in exactly a week’s time
Other Animals Glow in the Dark, but Brazilian Toadlets Are Something Else
These tiny amphibians range from yellow to red with pumpkin hues in the middle, but their bones, visible through thin skin, glow bright blue under UV light
This Is the Next Challenge in DNA Research, and It Could Change Everything
Researchers around the globe are taking the first steps on the road to understanding the three-dimensional structure of DNA
Israeli Army Inks $127-million Deal With Elbit to Develop Next Generation of Artillery Cannons
The cannons are expected to improve the effectiveness of the army’s artillery, requiring fewer soldiers to operate them and cutting maintenance costs
New Research Muslim Conquest Wasn't Behind Negev Towns' Collapse 1,300 Years Ago. It Was Something Else
Conventional wisdom challenged: Turns out the exodus began a century before conquest, and for different reasons
Uber Seeks to Dominate Middle East Market With $3.1 Billion Purchase of Rival Careem
Long-expected agreement ends more than nine months of start-and-stop negotiations, signaling 'things to come out of' the region, according to one investor
Great Scotty T-rex to End All T-rexes Discovered in Saskatchewan
After a decade of prising the long-lived, then long-dead animal’s bones from the rock, the mighty mega-rex Scotty was named for the bottle they broke out to mark the event
Israel Prize Awarded to Two Scholars Who Also Advanced Standing of Mizrahi Jews, Women
Prof. Aharon Maman, a linguist, and Prof. Adi Kimchi, a microbiologist, win country’s highest award
Surprise! 'Bad' Sperm Get Damaged in Trip to Ejaculation
Startling study finds that the DNA in sperm from the testicles of infertile men is better quality than sperm from their ejaculate
Virtual Blood Vessels, 3D Printed Organs: No Animals Were Harmed in Training These Surgeons
There are currently some 3,000 medical simulators in use in Israel and around the world helping physicians and other health professionals to practice carrying out a range of procedures
An Effectively Invisible New Frog Found in India
Astrobatrachus kurichiyana is a previously unknown branch on the frog evolutionary tree of life – and it's a living fossil that split from its fellow frogs tens of millions of years ago, a new study has found
Scientists Produce Active Ingredients in Marijuana Using Yeast
Biologists from Berkeley genetically engineered brewer’s yeast to turn sugars into THC and CBD
Technion Stem-cell Researcher Becomes First Israeli Scientist to Win Prestigious Prize
Prof. Yaron Fuchs’ breakthrough cell research wins him American Association for the Advancement of Science prize for regenerative medicine and cell therapy
Macho Males Smell Better, at Least to Female Mice
Male dominance isn’t just about beating the competition to a pulp: When a male house mouse conquers new territory, it releases come-hither pheromones
Israeli Spacecraft Takes the Ultimate Selfie on Its Way to Making History on the Moon
A touchdown would make Israel only the fourth country to pull off a moon landing
Meteorological Service’s Radar Fixed After 2 Months on the Fritz
The 25-year-old radar is vital for identifying storm clouds, precipitation and outlying phenomena such as strong wind gusts and lightning storms