Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and Virginia-based Internet Society’s hall of fame, Danny Cohen's name may not be well known, but his work helped shape how we use the internet
The world might think that one was quite enough, but bat species number beyond 100, scientists say
Tackling methane emissions is the ‘low-hanging fruit to slow global warming,’ says scientist behind Cornell fracking study
The navies of nine other countries participated in the drill, on the understanding that Israel would need to bring relief assistance in by sea
Scientists discovered new life in one of the most extreme environments in the world: Bacteria living on dead ancient microorganisms – which may have implications for finding life on Mars
Dr. Hagar Landsman-Peles, a physicist specializing in astroparticles, is trying to solve the riddle of dark matter using a detector planted deep underground
Prof. Udi Qimron and his Tel Aviv University team mutate mice to have single-sex offspring; female or male. He explains why despots couldn’t use the technique to create an army
There are legitimate grievances against Facebook & Co., but the U.S. Justice Department isn’t the one to address them with an antitrust probe
Jules Bergman was the first network correspondent assigned to cover space full time, making him 'almost as much of a celebrity as the astronauts he covered'
In the Western world, the birth control pill is suffering from a serious image crisis. What made us suddenly doubt something we’ve been using all our lives?
Forty years ago it was a fishing village. Now it’s one of the world’s most important cities. Fifteen comments about life in Shenzhen, a Chinese melting pot and tech powerhouse
New nano-filling prevents the secondary tooth decay that takes place beneath cavities; could reach trial stage in a year or two
International team of researchers still uncertain how to classify the cigar-shaped object called Oumuamua that was spotted in 2017
Analysis of skeletons in the Philistine city of Ashkelon answers the elusive question of just where the Israelites’ biblical archenemies came from
Surveillance software and apps, once intended to thwart terrorism and avert crime, have become tools in the hands of suspicious spouses, business competitors and paranoid employers
ISS meanwhile comes clean about mold problem, inadvertently resurrecting the eternal question: Is there life on Mars? Maybe, but maybe we put it there
We may bemoan the human predisposition toward pudginess, but it may also be the key to our specialness
Freezing can preserve sperm’s effectiveness even after 15 years, says separate Chinese study - but if Dad smoked, Junior may have fertility issues
Two teeth found in the Yukon that moldered in a museum drawer for half a century came back to the spotlight and behold, they changed the history of the hyena
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
Director says all-male group shows 'distressing' lack of female representation in senior academic faculty
Israeli researchers managed in a rare research to make beer from the ancient cells, inspiring us to give them another form of life
Tel Aviv study finds Grail of genetics: Proves nerve cells can transmit messages to future generations not via the DNA, but by epigenetic changes
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
Patricia Kuhl's research is changing our perception of how infants communicate. To save their brain and yours, she says, put your cellphone aside
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
But it isn’t the caffeine content that sends espresso hounds to the bathroom
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
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
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