Study Reveals How Dogs Hijacked Our Hearts and Wallets
Dogs were first domesticated by European hunter-gatherers, resulting in the only animal that looks you straight in the eye, wiggles its eyebrows and asks for help
Science & Technology
Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities Admits Six New Members, All Men
Director says all-male group shows 'distressing' lack of female representation in senior academic faculty
We Made Bread From 5,000-year-old Yeast. Guess What It Tasted Like
Israeli researchers managed in a rare research to make beer from the ancient cells, inspiring us to give them another form of life
Worms Help Israeli Scientists Rewrite Basics of Genetics
Tel Aviv study finds Grail of genetics: Proves nerve cells can transmit messages to future generations not via the DNA, but by epigenetic changes
NASA Renews Search for Aliens, and Discoveries Are Expected in Our Lifetime
New scientific discoveries, cutting-edge technology, multidisciplinary approaches to research – after years of neglect, the search for extraterrestrial life may soon take center stage in America's space program
How 12 Hours Can Change Your Baby's Life
Patricia Kuhl's research is changing our perception of how infants communicate. To save their brain and yours, she says, put your cellphone aside
Moon Secret Discovered: It Collided With Dwarf Planet Over 4 Billion Years Ago
Shortly after the moon’s own genesis from a wayward planet’s cosmic crash into Earth, a second smaller planet slammed into the moon itself, suggest Meng Hua Zhu of Macau University and colleagues
Coffee Really Does Make You Go and the Science Shows
But it isn’t the caffeine content that sends espresso hounds to the bathroom
Everything We Thought We Knew About the Moon Is Wrong
Moonquakes up to 5 on the Richter scale are shaking the moon as it continues to contract 4.5 billion years after its formation, and now the Chinese have found ancient magma on its far side
NASA Captures Images of Israeli Spacecraft's Lunar Crash Site
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter passed over the landing site on April 22 and identified a mark on the surface made by Beresheet's April 11 crash
Genesis Prize Foundation Grants $1 Million Toward Another Israeli Moonshot
Although Beresheet 2 grant is unusual for the philanthropic organization, its chairman says the lunar project and Genesis prize share same goal of inspiring the Jewish people and instilling pride in Israel's achievements
Apparently, There’s a Gene That Decides the Fate of Your Siesta
Mediterranean peoples and their fruit flies take siestas, and now researchers at Rutgers have found the regulatory mechanism in the insect
California Turns to Israeli Know-how for Medical Marijuana Research
Israeli plant scientist Nirit Bernstein is helping U.S. experts make progress in a field where American researchers who wish to conduct clinical trials face federal restrictions
Israel Space Agency Gives $5.6 Million to Help Launch Second Shot at Moon
The first Beresheet effort was mostly funded by private donors, but now minister says there is 'need to increase mobilization for the success of the project'
We Would Advise You to Hold on Tight While Reading This, but There Might Be Nothing to Hold Onto
Three new scientific approaches suggest the world as we know it doesn’t exist, and we are actually living in a computer simulation
Early Humans Were Roasting Tubers 120,000 Years Ago, Researchers Discover
Everyone loves starch, but we finally have proof from the South African coast that taste for it goes back to early human history, shedding some light on how our diet evolved
Microscopic Parasitic Jellyfish Discovered in Marine Worms (And Sushi)
Look and ye shall find: The enigmatic myxozoans may have lost most of their jellyfish genes but they found hosts everywhere, even on dry land
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
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