If you could jump a spaceship out past Mars and Jupiter to Saturn, pass by its rings and somehow park on the planet’s gaseous surface, how long would your day be there? This question, surprisingly, has not been precisely answered…
Giant algal blooms periodically appear over hundreds of kilometers of ocean – so large they can be observed from space. Such blooms then disappear rapidly, within a week or two. The single-celled creatures called phytoplankton that make up these blooms…
The israeli Center for absorption in science helps immigrant scientists and Israel Science Info is a media partnership of this campaign. Immigrant and returning resident scientists can obtain assistance in their absorption in research and development from the Israeli Center for Absorption…
A unique Beekeeping Resource Center has been recently established in Myanmar (Burma) within the framework of Tag’s ongoing beekeeping project implemented in cooperation with MASHAV. Tag is an international development charity that deploys unique humanitarian expertise and proven social models to create sustainable solutions for developing countries. The…
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and University of Colorado researchers have developed a dynamic “smart” drug that targets inflammation in a site-specific manner and could enhance the body’s natural ability to fight infection and reduce side effects. The uniqueness…
Some 20 ambassadors of European Union countries visited the Israeli parliament to learn about Knesset Speaker Edelstein’s flagship “Green Knesset” project and to discuss ways to cooperate on environmental protection and sustainability. Some 20 ambassadors of European Union countries visited…
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev rose another 33 places this year, reaching 259th place in the QS World University Rankings released on Tuesday. This is the highest rank the University has achieved in the last ten years. Since 2011, the University has risen…
In Alice in Wonderland, one side of the mushroom made her shrink, while the other side of the same mushroom made her grow. Alice may have been confused by this, but a similar paradox is often evident in biology: The same…
The deterioration advances slowly and painlessly, but age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the Western World. Until now there has been no cure. Following FDA and Israeli Ministry of Health approval, the first Israeli patient underwent…
The Weizmann Institute of Science has been ranked 10th in an international research ranking. The ranking is conducted by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) of Leiden University, the Netherlands. The Weizmann Institute is the only one of…