Biology

Expert explains: This is the age at which your aging begins, and it is earlier than expected

The director of the Sheba Longevity Center at Sheba Medical Center explains what happens in the body during aging and how it affects each and every one of us.

An elderly woman celebrates her 100th birthday
Noam Solomon, CEO of Immunai, is using AI technology to map a key part of the human physiology – the immune system – and help discover and develop therapeutics that will ultimately save lives.

Israeli mathematician uses AI to decode human immune system

WORKERS TAKE care of cannabis plants at a farm in central Israel,  late last year.

Israeli researchers develop SafeWax coating that could cut pesticide use by 50%

THE SUN sets behind the Houses of Parliament in London. It’s known that circadian clocks are affected not only by external signals such as sunlight but also by signals carried through the bloodstream.

How sex hormones make our internal clocks 'tick'


Your finger length could reveal your drinking habits, scientists find

Prenatal testosterone exposure, reflected in the 2D:4D digit ratio, may influence alcohol consumption patterns.

 Finger length ratio and alcohol consumption. Illustration.

Leading scientist claims octopuses could evolve into the next civilization-builders

Octopuses are among the most intelligent, adaptable, and ingenious creatures on Earth, says researcher.

 Can they be civilization-builders? Octopuses.

Which dog breeds are smartest? Study uncovers unexpected insights

The study suggests that excessive breeding of dog breeds by humans has led to changes in the natural structure of dogs' brains.

 Which is smartest? Dog breeds.

Scientists discover new biological entities called 'Obelisks' in humans, potentially linked to the

Obelisks are simpler than viruses, consisting of a stretched circular molecule with about a thousand letters of RNA.

 Origins of life. Illustration.

Daylight Saving Time makes us jet-lagged every day, says York Professor

Professor Patricia Lakin-Thomas from York University says the time is long overdue to make the pause from Daylight Saving Time permanent.

 Daylight Saving Time. Image by Tobyotter is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

Waste not want not: Biofuels can be developed from organic household waste - study

This new biofuel would have several advantages, namely that the emissions produced from these biofuels contain significantly fewer harmful chemicals.

 AN ISRAELI company is turning the contents of your trash can into clean energy.

Knowing the Land of Israel part 3: Discovering little wonders in Ashkelon National Park

Lycaenid caterpillars have called this place home since before the first Canaanites set up camp on the Ashkelon beach so many millennia ago.

 THE ADULT of the Tarucus butterfly, seen in Ashkelon National Park.

Hebrew U. discovery offers new, predictive tool for cancer that uses nano informatics and AI

Hebrew University discovery to ‘revolutionize’ cancer treatment with a new, predictive-tool ‘breakthrough’ in predicting cancer using nano informatics and AI.

 Illustration.

Eucalyptus leaves for koalas are causing harm to the ecological balance in the Negev

Hebrew University researchers recommend that reforestation efforts give priority to species with minimal damage to the environment

 Anemones in the Negev.

Israel research identifies harmful biomass posing risk of infections to animals, humans

Those tiny organisms, found everywhere on the Earth’s surface, are also important in influencing various processes, including soil health and pollutant decomposition.

 Dr. Naama Lang-Yona.