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Studying under fire: Israel's students navigate exams, sirens, daily life during Iran war

Israeli students juggle Zoom classes, sirens, and exams while navigating life during war with Iran.

Zoom school, March 12: ‘For young children, parents, and university stu dents, people are juggling many roles.’
A YOUNG woman celebrates her birthday with a cake along the Tel Aviv beach promenade despite the ongoing war with Iran and missile fire toward Israel, March 5, 2026.

Israel ranks eighth in World Happiness Report despite war, young Israelis place third globally

View of the Nvidia Corporation offices at the Yokneam High-Tech Park, September 8, 2024.

Israeli team of BIU and NVIDIA researchers moves along with new AI technique

Close-up of the Merenptah Stele, mentioning Israel on line 27.

Echoes of Egypt: Haggadah that brings ancient Egypt to your seder


Archaeological study sheds light on the size of talmudic Passover eggs

In Talmudic times, eggs were much smaller than those of today’s hens, whose size increased due to the cultivation of breeds of chickens for eggs.

Prof. Zohar Amar with eggs from Pompeii, Italy (79 CE)

Israeli scientists find how pancreatic cancer spreads and kills - study

The new study, led by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, opens the door to possible treatments for pancreatic cancer.

Cancerous cells forming a lump in the pancreatic tissue

BIU Medicine Faculty to open new six-year MD degree program

Prof. Chaim Putterman, acting dean of the Azrieli Faculty, said that “the goal is to train as many doctors as possible here in Israel" amid a medical staff shortage.

 Bar-Ilan University’s Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in Safed.

120 Israeli academics launch petition in support of government's judicial reform

The initiative was supported by Professor Yisrael Aumann, who spoke at the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee sessions on the reforms.

 Likud Head MK Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with MK Yariv Levin during a vote for the new Knesset speaker at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on December 13, 2022.

Ukraine war insights from Russian, Georgian students in Israel

In 2008, Western countries came to Georgia’s aid in the end, and they are now gathering for Ukraine. May Ukraine liberate itself soon and restore its autonomous freedom.

 Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meet outside 10 Downing Street in London on February 8, 2023.

Israeli scientists shed light on mysterious matter jets in space - study

Researchers at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan have re-examined the data and now apparently solved the puzzle.

 An example of a pulsar, a neutron star emitting beams of electromagnetic radiation (Illustrative).

Can the brain compete with advanced artificial intelligence systems?

Artificial intelligence stems from human brain dynamics, but brain learning is restricted in a number of significant aspects compared to deep learning.

Artificial intelligence

Students across Israel protest against judicial reform, 4 arrested

At the same time, right-wing organization Im Tirtzu organized counterdemonstrations in support of the government's plans.


Israeli researchers develop promising new blood cancer treatment

The technology has now been licensed to Immix BioPharma for further development and commercialization.  


Israel to launch national research institute for energy storage

The institute will help work towards reaching Israel's goal of zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 – a goal established in light of the ongoing climate crisis.

  A 55-MEGAWATT solar power plant in Israel's south.