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Surface of Europa as captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft

New Israeli discovery could transform the hunt for alien life

Israeli study suggests a new way to detect life on Jupiter’s moon Europa; new dwarf planet has been identified at the edge of the solar system—this week in space

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 06.06.25

דוגמה לשימוש בכחול מצרי על פריט מימי מצרים העתיקה

Researchers reconstruct Egyptian Blue, world’s first synthetic pigment

Once revered for its deep symbolic meaning and vibrant color, pigment was used in ancient Egyptian art and architecture; Researchers now reveal how artisans crafted material, offering new insights into early chemistry and preservation science

Yogev Israeli | 06.04.25

לפי דיווחים פלסטינים: צה"ל תוקף אוויריות את ארגון הטרור חמאס ברצועת עזה

Expert explains why people in central Israel can hear Gaza bombings

Israeli physicist explains how cooler ground temperatures and sound wave refraction amplify blast noise over 40km, detailing atmospheric physics behind military operations’ audible reach

Yogev Israeli | 06.01.25

Mud deposits in ancient lead pipes in Rome allow researchers to trace the city’s development and track changes in pollution levels over time

Pollution through the ages: A millennia-old history

While the modern conversation around environmental pollution has surged in recent decades, humanity has been aware of the problem for thousands of years

Eden Markovitz/Davidson Institute of Science | 05.24.25

Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner in their Berlin laboratory, circa 1912

The chemist who saved a life during the Holocaust

Fritz Strassmann was a partner in one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century; during World War II, he risked his life to save a Jewish woman and was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 05.10.25

Hebrew University scientists unlock geometry behind rose petal shapes

New study reveals that rose petals form their iconic pointed edges through a newly identified geometric conflict, overturning long-held assumptions about plant shaping

The Media Line | 05.07.25

Biotech meets fashion: Can lab-grown keratin change the leather industry?

A collaboration between Israeli designers and scientists has produced a keratin-based leather prototype, showcasing its potential as a durable, biodegradable alternative to animal and synthetic leathers

Itay Yaacov | 05.06.25

Astronaut Jim Lovell measuring star distances during the Apollo 8 navigation system operation

Charting the course: Navigation throughout history

From ancient Polynesian seafarers to nuclear submarines, from traders in camel caravans to astronauts - everyone must successfully navigate from one place to another

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 05.03.25

נמלת הגיהינום Vulcanidris cratensis המאובנת שהתגלתה בברזיל

Experts find 113-million-year-old 'hell ant' fossil in Brazil, marking oldest on record

Newly identified fossils, preserved in limestone, offer groundbreaking insights into the evolutionary history of ants and their unique predatory adaptations during the Cretaceous period

Yogev Israeli | 04.27.25

Illustration shows PFAS chemicals, the products they’re found in, and their breakdown into carbon and fluorine

The end of forever chemicals?

Team of researchers in China develops method for breaking down PFAS using a combination of light and a catalyst, a substance that enables or accelerates chemical reactions without being consumed

Daniel Khayakelson/Davidson Institute of Science | 04.26.25

כוכב הלכת BD+05 4868 Ab, עם השובל שמשתרע לאורך של עד 9 מיליון ק"מ

Disintegrating planet 140 light-years away leaves massive comet-like trail

A rocky exoplanet named BD+05 4868 Ab, discovered by NASA’s TESS telescope, is losing mass equivalent to Mount Everest per orbit and leaving behind a massive debris trail

Yogev Israeli | 04.24.25

The deadly truth behind The White Lotus’s forbidden fruit

Show's enigmatic fruit capable of deadly feats: hidden toxins, global infamy and why this unassuming tree has terrified communities for centuries

Dr. Noam Levitan | 04.21.25

Up and down: The science behind mountain growth and decline

Tectonic forces push mountains like Everest upward while erosion and glacial melt reshape continents, revealing Earth’s dynamic balance between uplift, decay and climate-driven change

Shaked Engelberg/Davidson Institute of Science | 04.13.25

מנסה להבין איך נוצרים חורים שחורים על-מסיביים ואיך הסביבה שלהם נראית. איתי ליניאל

Israeli astrophysicist cracks black hole secrets with elite NASA fellowship: This week in space

A major fellowship to a researcher studying high-energy astrophysical phenomena, an Israeli experiment launching aboard a private space mission, a farewell to a groundbreaking space telescope and a closer look at what happens to bones in space

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 04.11.25

Were extinct dire wolves truly resurrected? Unveiling the scientific truth

Colossal Biosciences, a company focused on Jurassic Park-like de-extinction, announced that it has successfully brought back an animal that went extinct around 10,000 years ago, however, the pups are not true dire wolves; they are gray wolves that have undergone genetic modifications to resemble them

Dr. Yonat Eshchar/ Davidson Institute of Science | 04.08.25