Paleontological Surprise: Gigantic Predator Dinosaur May Have Arisen in Asia
Meet Siamraptor: Bigger than T-rex and cousin to allosaurs, a previously unknown, primitive form of Carcharodontosaurus was found in Thailand for the first time
Science & Health
Pavlov’s Amoebas: They May Not Have Brains, but They Have Memory
Unicellular animals can remember where food is for up to 90 minutes and will overcome obstacles to get to it, Israeli-Spanish collaboration shows
Magnetized Dead Cockroaches Study Wins Ig Nobel — and It’s Amazingly Interesting
Quantum physicists were shocked that live and dead cockroaches evinced strikingly different magnetic properties, and then they figured it out
What’s That Cat Spraying on Your Shoes? Not What You Thought
Everything you ever wanted to know about feline anal secretions, courtesy of scientists at UC Davis
Newly Identified 8-foot Electric Eel Delivers Strongest Shock in Animal Kingdom
It isn’t that nobody realized there were huge, dangerous electric fish in the Amazon rivers, just that science thought they were a single species — until now
This Creature Marched to Its Death Half a Billion Years Ago
An animal that looked like a cross between a trilobite and a wheat sheaf scurried around 550 million years ago, died and was fossilized in its tracks — thus throwing back the dawn of segmented Animalia
Unknown Mini-whale That Japanese Knew About All Along Discovered in Pacific
The diminutive Berardius minimus is shorter and darker than other beaked whales and there may be another unacknowledged species out there too
Heatwaves in the Mediterranean Sea Are Bigger, Hotter and Last Longer
Water temperature anomalies can cover half the Mediterranean basin and last for weeks, decimating animals and fish – but in deep water, it’s even worse, a new study shows
As Fracking Poisons the Air, Israeli Scientists Propose to Engineer Cows
Tackling methane emissions is the ‘low-hanging fruit to slow global warming,’ says scientist behind Cornell fracking study
Home Birth Is No More Dangerous Than Hospital Deliveries, Study Shows
Newborns’ mortality and morbidity are the same for low-risk pregnancies according research based on 14 studies charting some 1 million women
Life Really Can Overcome Anything: How Bacteria Survive 250 Meters Under the Dead 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
Animals Can Be Engineered to Have Only Girls. That Won’t Help Crazy Dictators
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
Fossil Micro-monkey the Size of a Hamster Discovered in Amazon Rain Forest
Peewee primate, classified by one single tooth the size of two pinheads, doesn’t seem to have been a gummivore like today’s South American micro-monkeys
The Chutzpah That Made Dr. Ruth the Real Wonder Woman
Legendary sex therapist Ruth Westheimer tells Haaretz – in Hebrew – about the limits of the #MeToo movement, Judaism's contribution to sex theory, and the documentary about her that's now hitting Israel
The Jewish Reporter Who Brought the 1969 Moon Landing Into America’s Living Rooms
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'
We Sleep Like the Fishes and Have Done for 450 Million Years
Zebrafish turn out to have the same deep sleep and dream patterns as reptiles — and ourselves
Tel Aviv Scientists Could Make Root Canals History
New nano-filling prevents the secondary tooth decay that takes place beneath cavities; could reach trial stage in a year or two
Mystery Object That Entered Our Solar System Isn't an Alien, Scientists Say
International team of researchers still uncertain how to classify the cigar-shaped object called Oumuamua that was spotted in 2017
There's a Spider on the Catwalk: New Arachnid Species Named for Fashion Icon Karl Lagerfeld
The frisky arachnid and deceased designer shared a subdued color scheme in black and white, the scientists explain
Mars-quakes May Be Caused by Auto-fracking, Scientists Suggest
ISS meanwhile comes clean about mold problem, inadvertently resurrecting the eternal question: Is there life on Mars? Maybe, but maybe we put it there
What Made Human Beings the Fat Ape
We may bemoan the human predisposition toward pudginess, but it may also be the key to our specialness
Sushi and Sashimi Lovers, That Tingling on Your Tongue Might Be Bad for You
A very special feeling in your mouth: Since when has risking tapeworm infection been irresistibly alluring?
Sperm in Space: Unlike Astronauts, It Can Survive if Frozen
Freezing can preserve sperm’s effectiveness even after 15 years, says separate Chinese study - but if Dad smoked, Junior may have fertility issues
Scientists Reconstruct Dinner Party From 550 Million Years Ago
Ernietta the gregarious Ediacaran: How exactly did these early animals eat? Together, scientists discover using fossils and computational fluid dynamics
Bush Tomato Classified as World’s First Gender-fluid Plant
After decades of perplexity over its nonbinary flowering forms, botanists finally figure out what the Solanum plastisexum of Australia’s Outback really is
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
You’re Eating a Hamburger’s Worth of Plastic Every Year
Bottled water is a huge source of plastic particle consumption, says Australian study, but at least the halakhically observant are spared the scourge of plasticized shellfish guts
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
Your Dog Feels Your Pain — Especially if It’s a Bitch
If you’re chronically under stress, your dog is likely to be too, according to a small but perfectly informed Swedish study
Pterosaur Was Fuzzy: Feathers Evolved Not Only Before Birds but Before Dinosaurs Too
Never mind the chicken and the egg, discovery of plumed pterosaur shows feathers developed more than 250 million years ago
WATCH: Chimpanzees Catch Crabs
Researchers observe chimps crab-fishing in West African rainforest, with females and offspring fishing for longer periods than adult males
Why Do Male Bats Let Females Steal Fruit Right From Their Mouths? For Sex
Females trade sex for fruit but don't think of it as batty prostitution: they eat from particular males with whom they will have pups, Tel Aviv University researchers say
Billion-year-old ‘Earliest Fungus Among Us’ Only Deepens Mystery of Life
Primordial fungoid found in fossilized river mud in arctic Canada can’t have been the ancestral fungus, it’s too sophisticated, researcher tells Haaretz
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
Jewish Mother Gene Found in Bonobo Chimpanzees?
You think your mom is bad: Lady bonobos literally drag their sons to females in heat to get more grandchildren
Coffee Really Does Make You Go and the Science Shows
But it isn’t the caffeine content that sends espresso hounds to the bathroom
Israeli Study Finds How Obesity Can Increase Breast Cancer Rates
Theory maps out previously unknown molecular mechanism that regulates both so-called ‘cancer genes’ and other genes that suppress cancer
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
