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Illustration: An aurora spreading out to the south.

Study: 41,000 years ago the North Pole shifted – early humans used sunscreen to survive

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Medieval graffiti discovered in the Last Supper Hall in Jerusalem's Cenacle.

Medieval graffiti discovered in the Last Supper Hall in Jerusalem's Cenacle

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

An artist's depiction of a planet and its host star with a misaligned disk of material, and a binary companion in the background, is shown in this undated handout image.

Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet

Dennis Gaitsgory at the award ceremony on April 5, 2025 in Santa Monica.

Israeli-American mathematician Gaitsgory scoops $3m Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Mass spectrometry identifies mysterious jawbone as Male Denisovan, rewriting prehistory.

Mass spectrometry identifies mysterious jawbone as Male Denisovan, rewriting prehistory

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Grace Davidson gives birth to UK's first baby after womb transplant from sister.

Miracle baby? Woman gives birth after womb transplant in breakthrough scientific advancement

By DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

A digital rendering based on a 3D mapping project of the Titanic.

Titanic’s last moments revealed through new digital scan and simulation

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Ben Gurion Airport

Why airplane food tastes bland: The science behind your in-flight meal

By DR. ITAY GAL

Dire wolves.

Real-life 'Game of Thrones' wolves are back: Dire wolves reborn through science

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

An octopus rests on the seafloor at a depth of 1,150 meters in the Bellingshausen Sea off Antarctica, in an area where the edge of the shelf and the slope are carved by several underwater channels.

Ancient ecosystem uncovered beneath Antarctic glacier collapse

By Walla!

Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. waves to the audience after delivering a foreign policy speech at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., June 20, 2023.

Make America Healthy Again failure: How RFK Jr. ignores science, may make Americans sick

By ALAN FREISHTAT

Dinosaurs from the Cretaceous. A biological rule that lasted millions of years ago

Rare fossil sheds light on unusual claw-bearing Therizinosaur

By DR. ITAY GAL

Aloe vera (illustrative).

Aloe vera can be used to help cultured meat production, Israeli scientists find

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

PROF. ALEXANDER VAINSTEIN of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is seen holding a pot of flowers.

Israeli scientists discover a key gene behind the scent of petunia flowers

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Juja, a sweet and resilient pup, suffered from kidney failure but found relief with this promising treatment.

Promising treatment for dogs with CKD shows positive results

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A rare Mediterranean monk seal was discovered dead on Ma'agan Michael Beach near Haifa, March 22, 2025.

Rangers discover carcass of rare Mediterranean monk seal on Israeli shore

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Orel Levy: Artist, surfer, innovator.

Artist Orel Levy fuses surfing, spirituality, and art in a unique visual journey

By Ronnie Rosenman

an illustration of a shark being eaten by an even larger shark Scientists have long assumed megalodons looked like big great white sharks, but new research suggests this is not the case

Megalodon shark may have reached 80 feet, new study finds

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF