Biology

Israel's science teams conclude olympiad season with record 26 medals

The Education Ministry and the Maimonides Fund's Future Scientists Center proudly announced the final tally as the last three teams of the season returned.

Israel's science teams conclude olympiad season with record 26 medals
 The discovered underwater city

The journey to the lost city: The discovery that may change human history

 Sperm donor with cancer-causing gene mutation fathers 67 children; 10 develop cancer. Illustration.

Sperm donor with cancer-causing gene mutation fathers 67 children; 10 develop cancer

 Experts warn: Replace your kitchen sponge weekly to avoid hidden germs. Illustration.

Experts warn: Replace your kitchen sponge weekly to avoid hidden germs


South Korean researchers unveil AI that predicts your heart's biological age

Study finds that when biological heart age exceeds chronological age by seven years, risk of death and major cardiovascular events increases sharply.

 South Korean researchers unveil AI that predicts your heart's biological age.

Suspected fertility mix-up leads father to learn he isn't daughter's biological parent

The family of the girl who may be his biological daughter has denied interest in contact.

 Sperm tubes are placed in bank to store genetic code, reproduction clones.

Make America Healthy Again failure: How RFK Jr. ignores science, may make Americans sick - opinion

The US is disseminating information that not only won’t make America healthy again; it might make more people sick

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. waves to the audience after delivering a foreign policy speech at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., June 20, 2023.

Video von 8 m langer und 200 kg schwerer Grüner Anakonda im Amazonas wird Ihnen den Atem rauben

„Wir haben entdeckt, dass es sich bei den Grünen Anakondas eigentlich um zwei Arten handelt“, verkündete der leitende Forscher.

 Das Video des „Monsters“, einer 8 Meter langen und 200 Kilogramm schweren Grünen Anakonda, die im Amazonas-Regenwald gefunden wurde, wird Ihnen den Atem verschlagen.

Study finds wolves may have self-domesticated into dogs near human settlements

Researchers used mathematical models to show wolves could have turned into dogs by scavenging near human settlements over 15,000 years.

 European wolf Canis Lupus in natural habitat.

Heatwaves could be adding years to your biological age, researchers warn

Long-term heat exposure increases biological age by up to 2.48 years, research shows.

 Tel Aviv beach.

TAU Unbound: Prof. Uri Ben-David is unlocking the secrets of cancer

WATCH: Prof. Ben-David shares the groundbreaking insights regarding cancer biology and treatment strategies.

  Prof. Uri Ben David, Tel Aviv University

TAU Unbound: Can saliva reveal PTSD?

WATCH: The groundbreaking discovery of Prof. (Emerita) Illana Gozes.

  Prof. Illana Gozes

Zika virus turns human skin into a mosquito magnet, enhancing viral spread

Researchers find infected individuals produce more compounds that encourage mosquito bites.

 Zika virus turns human skin into a mosquito magnet, enhancing viral spread. Illustration.

Tal Zaks's Israeli startup targets rare genetic diseases

"This type of gene editing should also allow for the treatment of diseases whose origin is not genetic or whose origin cannot be identified in one particular gene," says founder Zaks

 Illustrative image of scientific research.

The Biological Will is a reflection of hope - opinion

This is our responsibility: to enable continuity, nurture hope, and ensure that the light of life shines brightly, even in the darkest times. 

 A DNA double helix.