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 & Health
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
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
Giant Genetic Study Detects ‘Ghost’ Species in Today’s Horses
Horses have only been bred for speed in the last few centuries, says the study – and the passion for breeding thoroughbreds is diminishing resistance to disease
Mini T-rex Struck Fear Into Hearts of Jurassic Proto-rabbits Everywhere
The Suskityrannus probably weighed no more than a fat Labrador, and could have easily fit inside the skull of a true T-rex
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
Two New Bird Species Discovered in Indonesia. Closest Relative Is 3,000 Km Away
Two new species spotted in Sulawesi: the Wakatobi white-eye had been known, but zoology hadn’t realized it was a species in its own right, and the Wangi-wangi has finally been noticed, too
This Is the Last Climate Change Story You Will Ever Read — if You Take Christiana Figueres’ Advice
It takes a world, not a village, to fix the problem we created, but the technology (mostly) already exists, says the architect of the Paris Agreement and co-winner of this year’s Dan David Prize
Debunked: Marijuana Munchies Don’t Make You Fatter
But no, you shouldn’t smoke pot in order to lose weight, scientist urges
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 Scientists Print World’s First 3-D Heart
Made of human patient's tissues, this technology could obviate organ donations in the foreseeable future
Do Dolphins Lie About Orgasms Too? Some of Them May Have Sex for Fun, Study Implies
Bottlenose dolphins have big clitorises, scientists discover, and they may be able to get pleasure from sex
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
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
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
WATCH: Kangaroo Rats Prevail Over Snakes by Ninja Tactics
And thus students and camera technology debunk the theory that kangaroo rats were immune to venom
Hubble Telescope Detects Giant Storm Forming on Neptune
Unlike Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, the storms on Neptune – featuring methane ice clouds – will last up to six years, not centuries
A Lesser-known Problem of Galactic Conquest: Herpes in Space
The longer the trip, the worse it gets, NASA admits in a study that casts even more doubt on our future in the stars
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
Game Theory Explains Fertility Mystery in Nematodes: Why Are 9% Males?
In Mesorhabditis, the girl worm uses the boy worm for sex, to 'fertilize' her eggs, but the kids are clones of herself. New study explains how and why the males are still around
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
Horseshoe Crabs Are Aquatic Spiders, Ground-breaking Study Shows
And thus a massive genetic analysis ended 140 years of quarreling in the scientific community about what the 450 million-year-old horseshoe crab really is
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
Giant Spiders Will Hunt You at Night if They Think You're a Frog
Tired of the news cycle? Here are giant spiders of the Amazon enjoying baby possums and lizards too, courtesy of the University of Michigan
Semi-identical Twins Identified in Pregnancy for First Time
Brisbane boy and girl share mother’s DNA but have different genes from the father, in only the second case to be identified in history
Israel's Moon Shot: Small Step for the Government, Giant Leap for Israeli Chutzpah
'Genesis' is on its way to making Israel the fourth country to reach the moon, thanks almost entirely to private funding
U.A.E. to Send Astronaut to Space
Mission to launch on September 25
Israeli Drone Manufacturer to Move Plant to United States
Airobotics, which makes automated industrial drones, says move is intended to meet growing demand in the U.S., Australia, and the Asia-Pacific region
Israeli Start-ups Join Effort to Develop Lab-grown Meat
Advocates say synthetic meat could help ease the environmental strain of agriculture, which emits about 13% of all greenhouse gases
Iron Dome, Meet the Z-300 Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? It’s Their Missile Defense System
Vampire horse flies have trouble getting their approach speed right when trying to land on a zebra for lunch: they either fly over the stripes or crash, says new theory
Israelis Invent Risk-free, High-resolution Test for Fetal Mutations in First Trimester
Current tests such as amniocentesis are less accurate and can only be done much later in the pregnancy ■ University working on commercialization
New Dwarf Frog Species Found on Top of Ethiopian Mountain
Dwarf puddle frog actually lives in trees, zoologists from NYU Abu Dhabi report from pond on the remote plateau
2.1 Billion Years Ago, a Creature Was Moving on Earth
Fossil tunnels up to seven inches long found in Gabon attest to motile life 1.5 billion years earlier than thought
Party Drug or Breakthrough Treatment? Israel Approves Compassionate Use of MDMA to Treat PTSD
Recreational use of MDMA, also known as ecstasy, is forbidden in Israel where the drug is considered dangerous. But a trial treatment may soon change that
