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Brain drain: US-based scientists choose Europe, harming American institutions
Months into his second term, Trump moved to block American academic and scientific institutions from accepting foreign students, affecting undergraduates, medical, and PhD candidates.
Turtles’ brains shed light on evolutionary developments dating back hundreds of millions of years
High Court: Israeli gov't must explain why it funds haredi schools without core studies
Israel, Azerbaijan sign declaration of cooperation on AI as ties deepen
Israeli AI, drone imagery revolutionizing mapping of archaeological sites
“Sites that appear on the surface as scattered stones suddenly become coherent, organized spaces, and it saves a lot of research time,” Dr. Yitzchak Jaffe said.
Israeli, US scientists uncover viral switch that could help defeat antibiotic resistance
Scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have revealed that bacteriophages use a small RNA molecule to hijack bacterial cells, a mechanism that had never been described before.
Advanced fusion control breakthrough brings clean, reliable energy closer to reality
Research done by nT-Tao and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev introduces a new “nonlinear controller” that keeps power flowing smoothly even as the plasma inside the reactor changes rapidly.
MIT nuclear scientist Nuno Loureiro killed inside Brookline home
Nuno Loureiro, director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center, was found shot multiple times at his Massachusetts home, with authorities saying the investigation is ongoing.
Study finds insect-borne bacteria turning harmless reed leafhopper into major agricultural pest
A tiny insect is wreaking havoc on Europe’s sugar beet industry, not by biting plants, but by spreading bacteria that rob crops of their value.
How does CAR-T cancer treatment work? - explainer
A rigorous medical journey ends in a breakthrough, in the form of CAR-T therapy, achieving a rare, hard-won cancer-free result.
Oldest-known fire-making found in Britain, pushing Neanderthal mastery back 415,000 years
"We think humans brought pyrite to the site with the intention of making fire. And this has huge implications, pushing back the earliest fire-making," said archaeologist Nick Ashton.
Driving innovation at the frontiers of genomic medicine
Rambam Health Care Campus to sponsor the Beutler Symposium.
Neanderthals were selectively targeted for cannibalism in Ice Age Europe, study reveals - study
Research focused on human remains found at the Troisième caverne of Goyet, a cave site in present-day Belgium that contains one of the largest known assemblages of Neanderthal bones in northern EU.
Israeli scientists develop method to accelerate carbon capture, reducing industrial emissions
“The goal was to understand what’s really happening when carbonate rocks encounter high levels of carbon dioxide,” the study’s lead researcher explains.