israeli science

Say goodbye to spoiled fruits and vegetables and hello to edible and fresh produce

In a scientific breakthrough, Bar-Ilan University researchers coat produce with edible nanoparticles that extend the shelf life of strawberries by 15 days.

Repeated sexual failures cause social stress in fruit flies, study shows

Rejected males experience frustration that impairs their ability to cope with other stresses, new Bar-Ilan University study finds

Israeli scientists first to document scorpions 'hitching a ride'

They said this unique behavior sheds light on the intricate relationships of myrmecophile arachnids.

Origin of intense light in supermassive black holes and tidal disruption events revealed by study

The new study by The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is a significant “breakthrough” for understanding Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs) involving supermassive black holes.

How an Israeli pollination company helped boost California’s pistachio crop

Between April 2022 and April 2023, Edete pollinated 500 acres of pistachios in Bakersfield, Calif., for one of the largest growers in the US.

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Blinking could provide clues to human response under stress

By analyzing the behavior of politicians and game show contestants, researchers can study human physiology under conditions of stress that would be impossible to reproduce in the lab.

Were the limestone spheroids of 'Ubeidiya intentionally designed?

Spheroids are either handmade or naturally shaped stones chosen and transported to places where they are used, making them one of the longest-used technologies on record.

Haifa U. researchers awarded $100,000 to discover shark survival secrets

78% of shark and ray species in the Red Sea are classified as threatened, including around 40 species on Israel's coast.

TAU researchers: Out with BMI to measure weight, in with body-fat percentage

Higher fat content in a person is defined as obesity, and can cause a range of potentially life-threatening cardiometabolic diseases including heart disease, type-2 diabetes, fatty liver, and more.

Israel must bring its scientists back home - opinion

Israel's economy loses out on NIS 2.4 billion every year by not having their scientists return home as opposed to working abroad.

By RIVKA CARMI
23/06/2023
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