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Ancient sheep virus traced through DNA preserved in medieval manuscripts

“People around the world are still fighting against this pathogen, there is currently an outbreak of sheeppox in Greece, causing much economic damage,” said L’Hôte.

Sheep and goats during their transfer from summer pastures to winter pastures, near Pribram, Czech Republic, November 7, 2025; illustrative.
Keshet high school students take their mathematics matriculation examination (Bagrut), in Tel Aviv, June 29, 2020.

Parents’ jobs linked more strongly than education to teens’ PISA scores, study finds

German shepherd barking (illustrative)

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

Israeli soldiers clean tar off the Palmachim beach following an offshore oil spill which drenched most of the Israeli coastline, February 22, 2021

'Sponge of the sea': Israeli researchers develop aerogel that captures, breaks down oil spills


Smooth talker: Hebrew University study gives insight into brain's role in linguistic interaction

The research bridged acoustic, speech, and word-level linguistic structures, offering unprecedented insights into how the brain processes everyday speech in real-world settings.

Whispering Woman Illustration.

„Homo Dickschädel“: Neu entdeckte Menschenart durchstreifte Chinas Wälder mit übergroßen Köpfen

Die frühen Menschen der Art Homo juluensis hatten eine große Kopfform, die deutlich umfangreicher war als die von Neandertalern und Homo sapiens.

 Ein Denisova-Mensch im Dschungel. Illustration.

Study reveals heart has ‘sweet taste’ receptors

Overstimulation of these receptors leads to arrhythmic behavior in heart cells.

 Study reveals heart has ‘sweet taste’ receptors. Illustration.

Recordings from South Sandwich Islands reveal the earth's core is changing

Research reveals structural changes in the inner core's surface, indicated by differences in seismic wave pairs.

 Earth cross section in space view. Illustration.

Chronic stress raises brain noise: Why Israelis might shout louder

Could chronic stress explain why some Israelis shout louder?

 AN ILLUSTRATION from Resnik’s paper.

Hollywood is producing more violent film content than ever before - study

Researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia have conducted a study to better understand the evolution of on-screen violence.

 Two men place a painted billboard of the "Avengers: Endgame" movie by Greek artist Virginia Axioti at the facade of the Athinaion cinema in Athens, Greece, April 23, 2019.

How dust movement is helping us understand magnetic fields and planet formation - study

Planets originate from protoplanetary disks, circulating disks of gas and dust that develop around young stars, a recent study revealed.

 ALMA observations of the protoplanetary disk around HD 142527. The white bars show the directions of the magnetic field revealed by the orientation of the dust grains. The strength of the magnetic field is 0.3 milligauss. For comparison, a typical refrigerator magnet has a magnetic field

The 'unsung heroes': Life-sustaining roles of pollinators and parasitoids

“By studying them, we’re not just learning about their world; we’re finding ways to make our own world more sustainable," Prof. Segoli said.

 PROF. SEGOLI’S TEAM during fieldwork.

AI model predicts celiac disease years before diagnosis, study finds

Israeli researchers develop machine learning system that could identify at-risk patients up to four years early, potentially transforming screening for the widespread autoimmune condition.

Will AI be capable of overpowering humanity?

Moove over, cows: Hebrew U researchers craft perfect bite of meat by designing plant-based steaks

The researchers at the Jerusalem institution do this by molding new metamaterials for the kitchen to reduce greenhouse gases and wasted water.

 METAFAT in the Hebrew University labs.