Briefs Breaking through the clouds Prof. Ilan Koren is sending CT scanners the size of a shoebox into the sky to gather data about clouds. Clouds play a key role in Earth’s energy balance and its water cycle, and this strategy could help shed light on the changing climate. Date: January 10, 2019
New scientists The hidden states of bacteria Dr. Raya Faigenbaum-Romm is uncovering why identical bacteria behave differently—and why some treatments fail Date: December 31, 2025
Features Ground control to major discoveries A new Weizmann Institute observatory in Israel’s Negev desert is poised to reveal new knowledge about the cosmos, with a novel series of telescopes and a method that is unique in the world. Date: December 21, 2020
