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Stone handaxes found in Galilee show early humans valued aesthetics of their tools - study

The axes were dated to the Pleistocene, likely made by Homo erectus, the first human species to evolve to have a humanlike body shape and gait, who had lived in the region thousands of years ago.

 A handaxe incorporating a geode (“Elijah’s apple”) from the Sakhnin Valley in northern Israel, March 24, 2026.
View of the Tel Aviv University campus

TAU announces a special admission framework for IDF veterans injured in the Swords of Iron War

Fire rises from the Bazan power plant in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, June 15, 2025.

Expert warns Haifa refinery is ‘time bomb’ despite limited damage in Iranian strike

Cone-shaped clay vessels, known as cornets, found across hundreds of sites in Israel and Jordan, February 27, 2026.

Israeli researchers crack century-old mystery of cone-shaped vessels found near Dead Sea - study


Sarit Firon on AI, leadership, Israeli Resilience, and the TAU ties that still matter

WATCH: Sarit Firon, managing partner at Team8, in conversation with Jake Laznik, Senior Breaking News Desk Manager, The Jerusalem Post.

 Sarit Firon, managing partner at Team8 and Managing Partner of Team8 Capital

Bridging Science and Medicine: The Richter Institute for Medicine of the Future

This Institute is a milestone in the efforts of Tel Aviv University (TAU) to unite scientific inquiry with clinical care

 TAU biomed students in advanced labs

Tel Aviv University celebrates global achievers with Honorary Degrees at 2025 Annual Ceremony

World-renowned journalist Thomas Friedman, Head of Science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Prof. Stephen Quake, and climate policy expert Prof. Miranda Schreurs among this year’s honorees.

 2025 TAU honorary degrees winners

From research to reality: Bridging the gap between academia and the marketplace

Backed by Tel Aviv University’s Zimin Institute, X-trodes is turning lab innovation into a global breakthrough in wearable biosensing.

 Wearable smart skin technology developed at Tel Aviv University

Grapevine, May 14, 2025: All in the family

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 VAN JONES (center), a CNN political commentator, attends a conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, in 2022

'Trying to intimidate us': Hebrew U, TAU hit back at Kisch's call for funding cuts over Nakba event

Both the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University condemned Kisch's call to cut funding to their institutions.

 Demonstrators protest calling to end the war in Gaza while others demonstrate in favor of continuing the fighting, at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem on May 12, 2025.

What’s in a name? Diving into the ancient names of biblical Israel

Ancient name data reveals Israel was more diverse than Judah, offering new insight into biblical-era societies through a modern statistical lens.

 Ancient seals and seal impressions.

Blackstone president Jonathan Gray donates $125 million to Tel Aviv University

This donation, the largest in the history of the university, will fund the development of new facilities and scholarships for the School of Health and Medical Sciences.

 Jonathan Gray and his wife Mindy have made the largest donation in Tel Aviv University's history.

Global antisemitism has declined since peaking in the months after Oct. 7, study says

“The peak was in October-December 2023, and a year later, a sharp decline in the number of incidents was noted almost everywhere," said Uriya Shavit, the report’s chief editor.

 People take part in a protest to mark 100 days since the start of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza during a march in London, Britain, January 13, 2024.

AI may be better than physicians at making clinical decisions, TAU study says

According to a Tel Aviv University study, AI may be better than physicians at making clinical decisions.

 An illustrative image of a medic using Artificial Intelligence.