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The latest science news and developments - from space, to physics, chemistry, zoology, astronomy, and earth sciences

Elderly Israelis sit in a designated protected space in a senior citizens home in Jerusalem, June 2, 2009, as a siren is sounded during a nationwide civil defense drill simulating a rocket attack.

Increases in life expectancy, later retirement could explain the shift in public perception

A 99-million-year-old bug that lived in Myanmar discovered by Israeli researchers.

A 99-million-year-old bug that lived in Myanmar discovered by Israeli researchers

 An illustrative photo of a squid.

Sneaker or consort? Squid birth dates determine how they reproduce - study

Representative images of the microstructure of formed hydrogels under various US induction durations, taken by a scanning electron microscope.

Technion breakthrough for better drug delivery and tissue implantation

 Suction cup grasping a stone. April 21, 2024.

What robot makers can learn from an octopus

‘HER GEFILTE fish I won’t attempt to describe.’ Illustrative

Scientists discover how to breed a better quality fish for gefilte fish just before Passover

 Watching sports is good for your brain (17/4/2024)

Watching sports boosts well-being, offering positive psychological and neurophysiological benefits

Coffee genome research

University at Buffalo researchers look into past of the coffee bean to create a high quality genome

 This artist’s impression shows the record-breaking quasar J059-4351, the bright core of a distant galaxy that is powered by a supermassive black hole.

Israeli, international astronomers detect Milky Way's second-largest known black hole

By REUTERS
A computer-generated perspective view of Reull Vallis created using data obtained from the High-Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on ESA’s Mars Express.

NASA seeks cheaper ideas for Mars sample return mission amid budget crunch

By REUTERS
Bolivian amateur palaeontologist, Omar Medina, puts his hand in a dinosaur footprint in an area called Tunasniyoj

Ancient art and fossils: Study reveals early humans' understanding of dinosaurs

 Testicular organoids generated from mice pups and incubated in a dish for 21 days. Sertoli cells, which are the cells responsible for the formation of the tubules in the testicle, appear in red and germ cells, which will produce the sperm cells, appear in green. Germ cells always stay close proximi

Technion team discovers important adaptive strategy of the microbiome, impacting immune system

 This image, taken with the VLT Survey Telescope, shows the nebula NGC 6164/6165, also known as the Dragon’s Egg, surrounding a pair of stars called HD 148937.

Massive stars may get magnetic fields when two stars merge together - study

Electra Afikim's lineup of electric buses; Israel's first wireless charging electric bus depot.

Remote work cuts car travel and emissions but hurts public transit ridership

 illustration of a moving school of fish

Stealth in schools: Fish noise reduction and the future of submarines

A scheme illustrating the formation of stable peptide-stabilized emulsions. Upon binding the metal ions, the peptide becomes amphiphilic and can stabilize emulsions.

This multifunctional system can send drugs where they can be effective in body’s tissues, organs

 The rare, recently discovered ivory vessel

IAA discovers rare 6,000-year-old elephant ivory vessel near Beersheba

 The leaf litter frog (Haddadus binotatus) emits a distress call at frequencies that humans cannot hear but predators can.

Amphibians use scream inaudible to humans for self-defense against predators, new study suggests

The self-dyeing vegan, plastic-free leather is  a step forward in the quest for more sustainable fashion. (Illustrative).

Self-dyeing, plastic-free vegan leather can be grown from bacteria, study shows

Solar Eclipse 2017 Captured from Union, Missouri

Total solar eclipse: What is it, where is it, and why is it dangerous to look at it?

WORKERS INSTALL air conditioners on the wall of a building in the center of Jerusalem.

Canadian study throws ice water on idea that fans can effectively cool you down during extreme heat

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