'Death-Ball Sponge' discovered in deep sea exploration in the South Sandwich Islands
Scientists observed the spherical body, covered with hooks that trapped small animals, a feeding strategy unlike the passive filtration used by most sponges.
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AI-assisted system could revolutionize early cancer detection
Milky Way mystery uncovered? Black matter may be the source of the galaxy’s mysterious glow
Nobel laureate James D. Watson, DNA double helix co-discoverer, dies at 97
Thousands of physicians, scientists have abandoned Israel: How do we bring them back?
ScienceAbroad is an Israel-based nonprofit organization that harnesses the power of senior Israeli scientists living abroad, inspiring connections with local communities and international scientists.
Spider megacolony of 111,000 found weaving record web in Sulfur Cave on Greece-Albania border
Published in the journal Subterranean Biology, the find marks the first documented colonial behavior in Tegenaria domestica and Prinerigone vagans.
Scientists unveil first draft of atlas of the developing brain
Among the newly identified brain cell types were some in the neocortex and the striatum region, which controls movement and certain other functions.
AI, stem cells take center stage at Reichman University medical summit
Pres. Herzog and top health CEOs will headline a summit on embedding AI in decision-making and breakthrough stem cell research at Reichman University.
Israeli scientists discover feline herpes can be treated with human coldsore medication
Treatment of FHV-1 ocular disease is challenging; until now, it has been treated less successfully with a pill, but it had to be forced on cats, and they didn’t like it.
Fossil of 99 million year old mosquito larva found in Myanmar amber
The fossil, called Cretosabethes primaevus, shared traits with modern mosquitoes. Scientists think it lived in small water pools in tree hollows or leaf axils during the Cretaceous period.
Wyoming 'mummy' fossils show duck-billed dinosaur with hoofed feet, first proof of dinosaur hooves
"For the first time, we have a complete, detailed picture of a large dinosaur that we are really convinced of."
Arctic fossil reveals previously unknown hornless rhinoceros species
With 75% of its skeleton preserved in Devon Island’s Haughton Crater, the Miocene rhino shows the species crossed the North Atlantic land bridge much later than once thought, says lead author Fraser.
New and improved ‘killer’ cells show promise in staving off cancer spread - study
Researchers at MIT and Harvard University found that in the sample with modified 'killer' cells, the cancer did not spread.
From witness to suspect: 911 callers with low emotion may become suspects in their cases - study
A peer-reviewed study, done through Cornell University, reveals how callers who fail to evoke expected levels of anxiety and emotion can become primary suspects in the very case they reported.
