Jewish scientist awarded 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine for contribution to COVID-19 vaccine
Drew Weissman was awarded the prestigious prize together with his partner Katalin Karikó for their discoveries regarding mRNA vaccines.
Tags
Science
News and updates about Science
The Crossword Chronicles: An Exploration of a Cherished Pastime
Crosswords are more than just a hobby; they are a testament to our innate love for challenges and an excellent tool for cognitive fitness.
Paralyzed man walks again with spinal and brain implants
Study by Swiss researchers successfully implants paralyzed man with device allowing him to walk and move his arms.
Israeli scientific excellence: Israeli junior science team wins six medals competition
Israel participated for the first time in the International Junior Science Olympiad and took home six medals.
Scientists finally figure out how many ants live on Earth
Team finds that the total mass of ants on the planet is greater than all birds and mammals combined.
Herzog: What these scholars have done will change our lives
President Herzog hosts announcement of recipients of Israel Science Foundation’s Breakthrough Research Grants at the President’s Residence.
Ephraim first
Who should our children learn about first, Moses or Shakespeare, the bible or art, Talmud or science?
Centrifuges: how do they really work?
Following the incident at the Natanz nuclear site in Iran, Arutz Sheva brings you a brief summary of the science behind the centrifuges.
'Scientific knowledge is not the same as wisdom'
Scientist Brian Keating explains how calls to 'follow the science' may indicate flawed assumptions. 'Science is by its nature provisional.'
Hebrew U researchers find radio flares of black hole eating a star
For first time, powerful radio flares detected months or years after a black hole destroys a star in unexpected discovery.
Suspicions grow that Pfizer’s COVID vaccine nanoparticles trigger rare allergic reactions
Science Magazine: Some suspect polyethylene glycol may have triggered severe reactions in at least 8 who received shot in past 2 weeks.
Israeli researches discover new bee species
New finding by Hebrew University researchers raises hope for bee habitat conservation amidst declining global bee populations.
Breishit: The Age of the Universe
Torah from Israel's first Chief Rabbi, the iconic leader of Religious Zionism: The Torah's message is ethics in a world created by G-d.
Israel to host World Science Ministers Conference
Israeli Science Minister Yizhar Shai to host World Science Ministers Conference, focusing on international efforts to fight the coronavirus.
Scientists discover massive 'Galactic Wall'
'South Pole Wall,' made up of thousands of galaxies, is 1.4 billion light-years long and 600 million light-years deep.
All about the "experts"
I do not believe what the experts are telling me because what they told me years ago never occurred. I am old enough to remember. Opinion.
Israeli scientists produce energy from plants
Scientists at Tel Aviv University produce hydrogen from microscopic algae.
Arab society can only have future by adopting science, democracy
Tunis University professor: Arabs rely on 'fables and myths' as sources of history without actually studying history.
Coronavirus drug proves effective against virus, company says
Biotech company Gilead Sciences says government study shows its remdesivir drug helps patients recover from coronavirus faster.
Facial symmetry and beauty
Research suggests people with symmetrical faces have an evolutionary advantage.
Flat Earth lecture at Israeli school draws fire
National-religious high school in central Israel invites Flat Earther to address students, sparking controversy.
Israeli scientist speaks at Cuban environmental conference
'Science can serve as a bridge to collaboration,' Israeli JNF scientist tells conference.
EU awards 742 million euro to 1,062 Israeli science projects
Special recognition award given to 423 Israeli companies and researchers that won the Horizon 2020 grant in 2018.
First ever photo of a black hole released
Supermassive black hole 1,000 times larger than black hole at the center of the Milky Way revealed in stunning photographs.
'Israel-US science collabo sure to bring incredible discoveries'
Rivlin hosts signing for cooperation between Israel National Academy of Sciences and Humanities, American National Academy of Sciences.
Weizmann professor wins Israel Prize for life sciences
"Kimchi is one of the pioneers in deciphering the cellular death mechanism programmed in mammals."
Physicist Marcelo Gleiser: 'Science does not kill G-d'
Templeton Prize winner says atheism is a 'non-belief' and 'inconsistent' with science, but emphasizes that 'science does not kill G-d."
UCLA’s Michael Grunstein wins Lasker award for study of histones
Son of Holocaust survivors wins $250,000 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Science Award for research into DNA.
Life on Mars? Large body of liquid water found on Red Planet
Scientists announce discovery of 12 mile wide underground lake of liquid water on Mars, say other bodies of water possible.
Sneak peek: New Museum of Natural History in Tel Aviv
Steinhardt Museum of Natural History at Tel Aviv University will open its doors to the public for a trial period in the coming weeks.
Israeli inspired one of Stephen Hawking's biggest discoveries
Famed physicist who boycotted Israel owed one of his greatest discoveries to theories of Israeli scientist.
Young Israeli elected to Brazilian Academy of Sciences
Former Kiryat Arba resident Alexander Birbrair is a neuroscientist researching roles of specific cell populations in various tissues.
Israeli researchers target, shrink metastasized growths
Bar Ilan researchers discover enzyme supporting metastatic cells, develop compound to eliminate them.
First time: Collision of neutron stars observed
International team of scientists, including Weizmann Institute physicists, make historic observation of super-dense stars' collision.
Jordan inaugurates international research center
Scientists from across region including Iran and Israel, become part of new international research center, first of its kind in Middle East.
'Great Cold Spot' found on Jupiter
Second 'Great Spot' found on Jupiter, this one dark, cold, and constantly changing in shape.
Mice first invaded human settlements 15,000 years ago in Israel
Israeli researchers and foreign colleagues discover that the common house pet began invading human settlements far earlier than thought.
Jewish mother of carbon and nanoscience dies
Jewish physicist Mildred Dresselhaus, 'Queen of Carbon,' dies at 86.
'Israel's success is an embarrassment to us'
Arab journalists protest lack of scientists, academics in Egypt, slam Israel's successes as 'embarrassment' to entire Arab world.
Watch: how astronauts write in space
Because of the lack of gravity, astronauts would have trouble writing in space if it wasn't for 'space pens'.
PreviousNext