In an era where patients and clinicians increasingly turn to artificial intelligence for medical advice, a critical question emerges: does AI know when not to test or treat? A new joint study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and…
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From Ancient Wheat to the Fields of the Future
As our planet’s climate warms, how will we continue growing staple crops and feeding the global population? The answer may lie in our crops’ own ancestors. Researchers at Tel Aviv University’s School of Plant Sciences and Food Security have identified a genetic mechanism in a strain of ancient…
Haifa U. Researchers Uncover Clues to Invasive Seaweed Threat in Galapagos
Dr. Tal Luzzatto Knaan, from the Marine Biology Department, has returned from an eight-day expedition to the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The trip was dedicated to collecting crucial data on invasive seaweed species as part of a collaborative effort with the…
Haifa university: How the Uses of the Production Spaces at Tel Shiqmona Changed
A new study conducted at the University of Haifa found that the workspaces in a small, fortified complex for the production of purple dye at Tel Shiqmona were not used for one fixed activity only. The space appears to have been…
Two Bar-Ilan University Researchers Win Prestigious ERC Starting Grants, Securing Over $4 Million in Funding
Two Bar-Ilan University researchers have received prestigious ERC Starting Grants from the European Research Council, securing a combined €3,472,380 (more than $4 million) to pursue groundbreaking research that challenges established assumptions in mental health and computer science. Prof. Reuma Gadassi-Polack of the Faculty of…
Israeli scientists observe Einstein’s gravity in the quantum world
An international team including Nobel Prize-winning physicist Professor Sir Roger Penrose has observed a long-predicted effect of gravity on a falling quantum object for the first time. The result shows that a fundamental principle at the heart of Einstein’s theory…
Ben-Gurion University Researchers Develop Aerogel That Absorbs 100 Times Its Weight in Oil
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev developed an innovative technology to treat crude oil and fuel pollution in marine and aquatic environments. Oil and fuel spills pose significant environmental challenges, contaminating water and soil and disrupting marine ecosystems. Conventional…
Weizmann: even second graders can reason like scientists if we ask them the right way
When a child asks “Why does a blowfish puff up?”, we often jump in with facts. But what if we paused and suggested that they ask instead, “How does a blowfish puff up?” It may seem like splitting hairs, but…
Technion AI Helps Enable Early Wildfire Detection Using Advanced Drone System
As wildfires become more frequent and severe due to climate change, the Technion has joined the Ministry of National Security, the Israel Innovation Authority, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), and the Israel Fire and Rescue Authority in developing an advanced drone-based…
Prof. Haim Sompolinsky being awarded the prestigious 2026 Dirac Medal and Prize
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) proudly congratulates Prof. Haim Sompolinsky, one of the world’s leading theoretical physicists and neuroscientists, on being awarded the prestigious 2026 Dirac Medal and Prize by the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP). The organization…
