Researchers and startups win Climate Solutions Prizes
$2 million in awards given to Israeli researchers and startups at the forefront of climate tech.
Google, Meta launch programs at Israeli universities
Google and Reichman University establish school for high-tech professions; Hebrew University and Meta AI announce joint PhD in artificial intelligence.
Afghan woman cycling champ to join Israel’s cycling team
Fariba Hashimi could become the first Afghan to start the Tour de France Femmes.
Geomagnetic field dating confirms the Bible’s narrative
Biblical accounts of military campaigns by against the kingdoms of Israel and Judah verified by geomagnetic dating.
FoodTechIL mega convention in Tel Aviv to focus on scaleup
The November 7 conference will feature 70 startups, 21 speakers and approximately 1,600 food industry leaders and investors from across the world.
HomeBiogas wins prize at World Sustainability Awards
Israeli technology that turns organic waste into biogas and fertilizer is lauded as an “astonishing innovation, which opens up a new era of possibilities.’
How to improve emotional wellbeing of cancer gene carriers
Israeli study shows stress-reduction technique boosts emotional wellbeing of breast and ovarian cancer gene carriers.
TytoCare telehealth kits donated to countries in need
Giveback initiative enables the company and its partners to donate devices worldwide, significantly expanding access to clinic-quality healthcare.
Graffiti of medieval knight discovered in Jerusalem
Archeologists discover charcoal inscription by Swiss noble Knight Adrian von Bubenberg on a wall on Mount Zion.
3 of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Startups are Israeli
Adi Tatarko, Eynat Guez and Daphne Koller are among 15 women singled out as the most influential executives in global business.
The hyrax that sings best will have the healthiest pups
Study of the mating song rhythm and structure of rock badgers suggests that virtuosos are chosen because they’ll father the most surviving offspring.
Israeli biomed named one of 3 top startups in world
Matricelf, which is developing a revolutionary solution for spinal cord paralysis, placed third in the 2022 Startup World Cup.
Israel leads world in cloud startups per capita
A new study finds that 76 cloud computing startups have opened in Israel in the past half decade, translating to 8.4 startups per million people.
44 pure gold Byzantine coins discovered in Golan Heights
Ancient gold coins date the Banias site to before the Muslim conquest of Byzantine Palestine in 635 CE.
Jerusalem Zoo welcomes armadillo and giraffe babies
Southern three-banded armadillos are a near-threatened species, but at the Jerusalem Zoo they are safe and sound… and multiplying.