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The origami of the brain’s enigmatic fold

An unusual brain fold appears in only 30-60% of the population and is associated with emotional and mental traits, as well as with the timing of onset of dementia

Dr. Adi Yaniv/Davidson Institute of Science | 06.22.24

At sunset and sunrise most of the green, blue, and purple light is scattered, leaving mainly orange and red hues

What color is the sun?

The Sun's color has puzzled humanity for ages; Is it white, yellow, or possibly even black? When we ask physicists these seemingly simple questions, their answers often delve into profound complexities

Guy Nir / The Davidson Institute of Science | 06.21.24

עקיצת יתושת הבית יתוש הבית קולקס Culex pipiens

What you should know about West Nile fever

Dr. Shai Reicher explains what attracts mosquitos to humans in the first place and how you can protect yourself from contracting the virus

Nir (Shoko) Cohen | 06.20.24

לוחמי מילואים שורפים לחיזבאללה אזורים סבוכים שמתחתם יש עמדות לחימה

From antiquity to the IDF: the historical journey of siege weapons

Footage of IDF soldiers using a trebuchet on the northern border harkens back thousands of years to the origins of siegecraft in the Mediterranean

Yogev Israeli | 06.19.24

New research discovers 'delicate balance' in brains of humans, mice, fruit flies

Scientists have identified components of neurons that align with materials undergoing a phase shift

Ynetnews | 06.18.24

Gut microbes indicate propensity to PTSD, Israeli study finds

Prof. Ruth Feldman's from Reichman University links between microbiome synchrony between mother and child and post-traumatic pathology

Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad | 06.13.24

Looking for signs of life. Imagery depicting the possible appearance of the exoplanet Gliese 12b in comparison to Earth's size

Earth’s twin planet: This week in space

China launches a spacecraft to collect samples from the far side of the moon, Boeing launches a leaky spacecraft, and astronomers hope to find signs of life on an intriguing planet

Ettay Nevo / The Davidson Institute of Science | 06.12.24

Amnesia is not solely caused by hippocampal damage; other phenomena may produce similar symptoms. Illustration of forgetting

Forgotten memories: Delving into amnesia

Amnesia, a condition characterized by memory loss, can be caused by various physiological or psychological factors; From transient episodes to enduring states, its spectrum encompasses diverse forms, shedding light on the intricate workings of memory formation and retrieval in the brain

Rotem Mika / The Davidson Institute of Science | 06.08.24

Dr. Chaya Keller, mother of 11, wins Krill prize for research

The Wolf Foundation awards Dr. Chaya Keller from Ariel University the Krill Prize for her significant contributions to discrete and computational geometry

Yogev Israeli | 06.01.24

Ultrasound technology, familiar to many as a safe imaging tool, for example in prenatal tests, ultrasound probe

Harnessing sound waves to alleviate pain: Targeting the brain

A new study proposes the use of focused ultrasound waves targeted at the brain as a novel method to alleviate pain

Oryan Zacks | 06.01.24

צפע מדומה ממין Psammodynastes pulverulentus, שתועד בתאילנד

New study classifies new evolutionary branch of vipers

discovery of a new family of any vertebrate animals is the result of the analysis of DNA sequences from over 4,500 genes and conducted several dozen high-resolution micro-CT scans of mock viper skulls

Yogev Israeli | 05.30.24

Study finds 50,000-year connection between Homo sapiens and Bonelli's eagle in Mediterranean

Researchers estimate that early humans disrupted the golden eagle's nesting areas while the remaining nesting areas were occupied by the Bonelli's eagle; The bird of prey could not have established itself in the Mediterranean before the arrival of the first homo sapiens

Yogev Israeli | 05.26.24

The largest particle accelerator in the world cost billions of dollars to construct. A detector in the particle accelerator at the CERN research center in Switzerland

The world within the world - The Standard Model of particle physics

In recent decades, physicists have endeavored to understand the subatomic particles and their behavior; Their efforts have culminated in the development of the Standard Model of particle physics.

Amit Pando / The Davidson Institute of Science | 05.26.24

The connection between tectonic plates and human bipedalism

New study joined by Israeli experts answers the question of why early hominids evolved to walk on two feet before leaving Africa

Yogev Israeli | 05.23.24

Worked together in the lab, murdered together in Auschwitz

Élisabeth and Eugène Wollman made their way from Russia to the Pasteur Institute in Paris, where they worked together for many years on joint and groundbreaking research in microbiology, until the Nazis came

Davidson Institute of Science | 05.17.24

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