Research

Israeli hospital's 'groundbreaking' studies could lessen treatments, reduce prostate cancer risks

A groundbreaking study at Rabin Medical Center suggests prostate cancer patients may need only two radiation doses, potentially revolutionizing treatment.

Radiation accelerator at Davidoff Center - Rabin Medical Center.
An effective solution or only temporary?

What happens to the body after stopping Ozempic? A new study reveals the secret

An elderly couple

New study: Five simple steps that keep the brain younger

Bar-Ilan and Sheba Medical Center’s HealthTech Valley.

Bar-Ilan University’s ecosystem: Science, crisis, and institutional responsibility 


Only the third of its kind: Early Bronze Age gold brooch from 2,500 BCE changes Troy’s story

The 4,500-year-old ring brooch, the best preserved of three worldwide, conclusively dates Troy II to about 2500 BCE and will soon be displayed at the Troy Museum.

Early Bronze Age gold brooch from 2,500 BCE changes Troy’s story.

Ken Follett returns with an epic on building Stonehenge in 2500 BCE

Follett spent six months on research, distilled it into a fifty page exposé checked by historians before expanding it into the 704 page saga of Seft and Joia hauling monoliths across the great plain.

Ken Follett returns with an epic on building Stonehenge in 2500 BCE.

2,000-year-old Roman brooch found by detectorist

The finds liaison officer confirmed the brooch's age, saying it dates from between 1,800 and 2,000 years ago and calling it 'an interesting item for Dorset' that is uncommon nationally.

A detectorist searching for relics. Illustration.

Daily Mail report sparks online sleuths to dissect new Roswell video - evidence or elaborate hoax?

“In my opinion, this is a hoax; the fact that the video was added to the u.s. national archives does not give it scientific credibility,” said ufo analyst Mark Lee.

Arid landscape near Roswell in New Mexico, US.

Scientists reconstruct face of 900-year-old woman from churchyard skull

Visitors to Holy Trinity Parish Church are invited to pick a name for the medieval woman from a ten-strong shortlist.

Scientists reconstruct face of 900-year-old woman from churchyard skull.

Study: Petting your cat sends an oxytocin wave through both of you

A cat's low-frequency purr can lower human heart rate and blood pressure, studies find.

Study: Petting your cat sends an oxytocin wave through both of you.

Thirty-year quest unearths Clan MacDonald castle that defied Scottish and English crowns

The Lords of the Isles turned Finlaggan into a power base, controlling the Hebrides, Argyll, and parts of the northwest Highlands.

Thirty-year quest unearths Clan MacDonald castle that defied Scottish and English crowns.

Researchers crack 6,000-year riddle of Armenia’s Dragon Stones at Mount Ararat

Radiocarbon dating of 46 organic samples from Tirinkatar shows two vishaps were set up circa 4200–4000 BC during the chalcolithic period.

Vishap, a Dragon Stone. Armenia’s Kotayk Region, Gegham Mountain Range.

From desert patrol to tomb guard: Ancient Egyptian police used bone whistles in Akhenaten’s capital

The discovery is the first known bone whistle from ancient Egypt and may have been used by Medjay police to supervise tomb workers, says a study in the international journal of osteoarcheology.

From desert patrol to tomb guard: How ancient Egyptian police used a bone whistle in Pharaoh Akhenaten’s capital.

Peruvian team finds 12-million-year-old near-perfect dolphin ancestor

The Ocucaje Desert, often labeled a great hotel for marine animals because of calm conditions that once prevailed there, has long served as a cemetery for ancient species.

Whale fossils in the Ocucaje desert, Peru.