Science

Over 700 researchers attend computer science conference at BGU, celebrating 'golden age' of tech

Mobileye CEO Prof. Amnon Shashua also attended the conference and delivered a guest lecture on the development of machine intelligence and its impact on scientists, researchers, and experts.

Hundreds gather at national computer science conference at Ben-GUrion University of the Negev, October 8, 2026.
Sheep and goats during their transfer from summer pastures to winter pastures, near Pribram, Czech Republic, November 7, 2025; illustrative.

Ancient sheep virus traced through DNA preserved in medieval manuscripts

 A woman with diabetes is seen using an injection (Illustrative).

Can young diabetics safely observe Jewish fasts? Insulin pump tweaks can help, Israeli study finds

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Wolf Foundation, Herzog announce 2026 Wolf Prize Laureates in medicine, physics, chemistry, math


Israeli scientists help solve genetic mystery linking hearing loss and gray hair

Researchers from Tel Aviv University and international partners identified a rare genetic variant that disrupts hearing and may alter hair pigmentation.

THE NORMAL, healthy cellular architecture of the inner ear.

Using babies, Israeli study reveals why AI fails to truly understand animal calls

Even as AI masters human language, a groundbreaking Israeli study reveals a fundamental flaw in how AI decodes the animal kingdom: It hears the volume and pitch, but misses the point.

German shepherd barking (illustrative)

Mysterious Bolivian 'weird cat' recognized as new species, marking first discovered in over century

Its path to scientific recognition began in 2016, when Bolivian biologist Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz received a call from the Senda Verde wildlife sanctuary about what staff described as an unusual cat.

A Leopardus tilcayo cat, a newly identified species through research led by National Geographic Explorer Paola Nogales Ascarrunz, walks at the Senda Verde animal refuge in the Yungas region, Bolivia, September 1, 2026.

How does breathing alter the brain? Inside the science of sighs with a world-leading neuroscientist

You are doing it right now, and until I mentioned it, you were not aware of it. We all take breathing for granted. We tend to think of it as the body’s background software.

An image of the human brain

New robot helps Israeli surgeons crush kidney stones without the splash

But now there is an even better method to crush kidney stones, and Israel is one of only about 11 countries around the world that have the new technology.

Kidney Disease.

Is AI clairvoyant? ChatGPT can make personality tests and predict responses, Israeli study finds

Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) scientists have developed a method for generating personality assessment questionnaires with ChatGPT from any source text in English. 

Picture showing the ChatGPT application displayed on a smartphone screen, illustrative

Being religious is better for your mental health, Israeli rabbi scientist-led study reveals

Study shows strong sense of purpose, healthier digital habits lower risks for addiction, depression.

VISITORS PARTICIPATE in the capital’s Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem march last month. The encouraging implication of the study is that these are factors anyone can strengthen, regardless of whether they are religious, according to the researcher.

Israeli scientists make plants produce milk protein, paving way for cow-free dairy

The discovery would thus help overcome a major hurdle in producing real dairy proteins without cows, paving the way for more sustainable dairy ingredients and less climate change.

ALMOG OZERI

Tel Aviv University plans to rename Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences

The university said the change, made with the Sackler family’s approval, is intended to help secure a major donation for research and teaching in the exact sciences.

View of the Tel Aviv University campus

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage to crash into Moon at seven times the speed of sound

The impact will occur on the side of the Moon facing Earth and could raise a cloud of dust and rock fragments that may remain visible through sensitive telescopes for several minutes.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) and Mission Extension Pods (MEPs) launches from Space Force Station's Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on July 21, 2026.