How did the Moon form? Although it is a cross-cultural symbol of serenity, when the Moon first made its appearance a... Date: March 26, 2017
The brain’s GPS Even without sensory input such as ecolocation, bats can navigate thanks to a special class of... Date: March 26, 2017
‘Girls Choose Science’ airs on Israeli TV A new television series representing a collaboration between the Davidson Institute of Science... Date: March 26, 2017
To the cell’s edge - and back What do nerve cells and driverless cars have in common? Date: January 29, 2017
Post-diet rebound Ever wonder why shedding unwanted pounds gets harder with time? And why, after a diet, the... Date: January 29, 2017
Virus in fetal brain can lead to schizophrenia, autism A dire phenomenon observed many years ago was later confirmed in scientific studies: When women... Date: September 25, 2016
A new weapon in the battle against antibiotic resistance Antibiotics are a class of drugs that treat bacterial infections by stopping growth of bacteria... Date: September 25, 2016
Stress in the brain Two recent studies by Prof. Alon Chen, head of the Department of Neurobiology, have shown how... Date: September 25, 2016
A planet just like ours? An international astronomy team announced in August that a planet with a mass similar to that of... Date: September 25, 2016
What in the world is dark matter? What would you do if you discovered that a big chunk of the universe is missing? Date: July 31, 2016
The 2016 graduates of the Feinberg Graduate School “The fact that you are here today means that you did not choose the easy path,” said Prof.... Date: July 31, 2016
Poster girls for physics Among his many famous quotations, Albert Einstein once said: “The woman who follows the crowd... Date: July 31, 2016
Grass roots discovery Humans and cows may have vastly different diets, but how different is the way each species... Date: June 26, 2016
Setting sail for science When the journal Science devoted a special issue to the renowned Tara ocean expedition a year... Date: June 16, 2016
Thirst for Knowledge Slake your thirst for scientific knowledge—on everything from stem cells to power cells—at the... Date: May 19, 2016
Breakthrough leukemia therapy A therapy devised by Weizmann Institute immunologist Prof. Zelig Eshhar for the treatment of a... Date: March 27, 2016
Keep the circadian clocks ticking As we age, we can feel ourselves slowing down. It turns out that our circadian clocks—mechanisms... Date: March 27, 2016
To catch a particle of light Dr. Barak Dayan has figured out how to pluck a single photon—a particle of light—out of a light... Date: March 27, 2016
A timely flight to Jupiter The Weizmann Institute of Science will have a direct line to Jupiter, if all goes according to... Date: March 27, 2016
A lab of their own More than 70 American friends came together to support the establishment of a new lab at the... Date: March 16, 2016