Science

Tel Aviv University scientists discover key to protect nerves

Researchers identified a protein that limits myelin formation, a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s, and other neurological disorders.

Israel’s First Lady, Michal Herzog, TAU President, Prof. Ariel Porat, Prof. Amal Jamal & Prof. Yair Bar-Haim
Train at the Bloomfield Science Museum.

Bloomfield Science Museum displays historic Jerusalem-Jaffa railway train

A person cups their hand to their ear in an act of listening (illustrative)

The brain listens 'smarter' when we focus, Israeli study discovers

Israelis swim in the "Disappearing Lake" in Timna Park, in the southern Israeli desert, on September 9, 2017

Israeli desert microorganisms survive harsh climate, offer clues to life on Mars


Israel readies DNA and CT scans to identify hostages’ remains

Teams are preparing to identify the fallen hostages, determine the causes of death, and support families, using scientific methods and human compassion

 View of the entrance to the L. Greenberg Institute of Forensic Medicine at Abu Kabir. October 17, 2024.

Air pollution: A persistent plague on the lungs of Jerusalemites

Air pollution is not adequately monitored, and the government lacks the funds to implement a national plan.

A tourist covers her face near Jaffa Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem as a sand storm hits.

Scientists unveil nano technique that could transform clean energy and tech

The materials, known as MXenes, are made up of sheets only a few atoms thick, and they can interact with light in ways that could make future technologies faster, smaller, and more efficient.

Scanning electron microscope image of a MXene produced by HF etching of Ti3AlC2

Wildlife advocate, primate expert Jane Goodall dead at 91

Goodall was a pioneer in her field, both as a female scientist in the 1960s and for her work studying the behavior of primates.

Dr. Jane Goodall, chimpanzee researcher and naturalist, observes through glass some of Taronga Zoo's 25 member chimpanzee colony in Sydney

Israeli scientists propose new way to ‘hear’ the universe’s dark matter

Dark matter is a type of matter that does not emit, absorb, or reflect light, making it invisible to telescopes.

 This is an artist's impression of a runaway supermassive black hole that was ejected from its host galaxy as a result of a tussle between it and two other black holes. As the black hole plows through intergalactic space it compresses gas and forms stars (Illustrative).

QROCODILE bites into the mystery of dark matter

The researchers recorded a small number of unexplained signals suspected to be lightweight dark matter.

 Dark matter and gas (Illustrative).

Getting to know physician and Hollywood radio-TV personality Dr. Drew Pinsky

'I definitely believe in God. Definitely a higher power, even if it’s just ‘faith in the laws of physics.’ Whatever it is, something way bigger than me is going on.'

THE COUPLE at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards in Burbank, California. Pinsky was a regular on the Music Television channel, notably hosting weekly TV talk show ‘Loveline’ from 1996 to 2000. He also hosted reunion specials for MTV reality series ‘Teen Mom OG’ and was involved in MTV campaigns on HIV/AIDS

Austria hails 'brain gain' in luring 25 academics away from US after cuts

"We have succeeded in bringing these outstanding individuals from the United States to Austria. They bring with them new ideas, new perspectives, and international networks."

A general view of the cityscape of Vienna with the Maria vom Siege church in front, Austria, April 16, 2025.

No. 25: Wendy Freedman: A stellar scientist and ‘constant’ force in studying space

As one of the most influential scholars of the cosmos, Wendy Freedman has made significant contributions to our understanding of the universe's growth and shape.

Wendy Freedman

In Israeli first, Galilee Medical Center performs deep brain surgery under hypnosis

At the end of the operation, the neurosurgeon declared that he had never before encountered a patient so calm and at ease during an awake brain surgery.

DR. UDI BONSHTEIN practices hypnosis on a patient

Israeli breakthrough in diamond tech open doors to faster, reliable quantum devices

Israeli and German scientists announced the development of a method to capture nearly all the light emitted by microscopic defects in diamonds - an advance that could make quantum devices faster.

Diamond (illustrative)