Biology

Searching for hope in an age of extinction

Conservation scientists understand that very rarely extinction is not always the final chapter

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH BGU
Prof. Uri Roll: "The love of nature was already there."
Israel's science teams conclude olympiad season with record 26 medals.

Israeli students earn 13 medals, including five gold, at global Science Olympiads

Israeli students earned 13 medals, including five golds, at international physics, biology, and chemistry Olympiads held worldwide in July.

|ByEITAN ELIAS
Making Parkinson's cure personal: TechBio co-founder Micha Breakstoneand developmental biologist Olivier Pourquie.

AI meets biology: How cellular intelligence is redefining stem cell therapy

AI-native platforms are reshaping stem cell research, making regenerative medicine faster, cheaper, and more precise.

|ByANNA AHRONHEIM
An illustrative image of a mouth swab for DNA testing

Oral inflammation may impair female fertility, new Israeli research shows

Could gum disease affect fertility? A new study suggests oral inflammation may impair reproductive health.

|ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

What advantages did curly hair give to our early human ancestors?

Life before air conditioning: Curly hair kept early humans cool and protected early humans from the sun’s radiative heat.

JUNE 8, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Woman with long, curly, brown hair.