Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Despair rises, trust in leadership falls for most Israelis after US-Iran ceasefire agreement - poll
“The findings point to despair and pessimism as dominant sentiments, alongside high levels of fatigue and a clear expectation that the conflict is far from over,” the research team stated.
Memory depends on truth: Why post-truth culture endangers Holocaust remembrance - opinion
Parental burnout, not military deployment alone, drives children’s wartime stress - study
Preparing the next generation of leaders
Israeli gas sensor spots ‘mirror’ molecules, opening path to breath-based diagnostics
By detecting subtle structural differences in volatile compounds, the sensors could power non-invasive breath tests for diseases such as lung cancer or diabetes.
Israel Prize-winning director Ram Loevy passes away at 85
After the Six-Day War, Loevy helped set up the Israel Broadcasting Authority and Channel One in the late Sixties. He also taught at several film schools.
Linguistics unlocked: Israeli scientists publish breakthrough research on language development
Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem attempted to break the impasse by bringing together findings from linguistics, psychology, genetics, neuroscience, and animal communication.
Hebrew U team opens ‘barn’ door to affordable lab-grown beef as cow cells defy aging
Cultivated meat is grown directly from animal cells in a controlled environment. This may scare some, but it’s a safe and established technology that has been in development for over 100 years.
Anti-Israel org. places bounties on heads of Israeli academics for assassination
Some of those listed reside outside of Israel, including in the United States of America.
Figurine unearthed near Sea of Galilee reveals earliest human–animal connection
At the Nahal Ein Gev II archeology site, a figurine was discovered to be the earliest item depicting human-animal interaction.
Light’s hidden magnetic power may lead to faster, more precise optical devices, study finds
A Hebrew University study finds light’s magnetic field plays a larger role in material behavior than believed, with implications for optical and quantum technologies.
Placental errors may explain gestational diabetes risks, study finds
“By understanding how gestational diabetes disrupts the placenta at the molecular level, we can begin to imagine new ways to protect the offspring,” said Dr. Tal Schiller of HUJI Faculty of Medicine.
Food self-sufficiency unfeasible for Israel, new research shows
While Israel could produce enough plant-based foods for survival, full self-sufficiency would come at a staggering cost and be reliant on vegetative food production.
Grapevine: Unstoppable!
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
