Biology
All-queen ant shocks science: Japanese–German team finds species with no males or workers
Researchers hypothesize it descended from a slave-making species that lost its own workers because other ants worked for them, with the loss of male production occurring later in evolution
Expert explains: This is the age at which your aging begins, and it is earlier than expected
Israeli mathematician uses AI to decode human immune system
Israeli researchers develop SafeWax coating that could cut pesticide use by 50%
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.
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.
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.
TAU Unbound: Can saliva reveal PTSD?
WATCH: The groundbreaking discovery of Prof. (Emerita) 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.
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
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.
Did Donald Trump define all Americans as females in his executive order?
Scientifically, Trump's order puts everyone as women, given as at conception, all fetuses belong to the sex that produces the large reproductive cell.
Video of an 8-meter, 200-kilogram green anaconda in the Amazon will leave you breathless
‘We have discovered that green anacondas are actually two species,’ said the head researcher.