Why locusts form destructive swarms
Researchers discover what causes solitary, harmless insects to radically change their behavior and form huge migrating swarms.
Researchers discover what causes solitary, harmless insects to radically change their behavior and form huge migrating swarms.
Researchers find that the rate of generation of mutation that protects against malaria is higher in people from areas where malaria is endemic.
Women reportedly suffer more from arm pain, headaches and weakness following the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, but scientists unsure of mechanism involved.
Companies, nonprofits, universities and youth cross borders to initiate collaborative projects in water, energy and natural resource management.
Israeli and Turkish researchers dig up remnants of massive natural disaster set off by a volcano, leaving a coastal community dormant for a century.
The hotspot found in the lowest layer of the ocean, just above the seabed, might be the region’s largest mating location for deep-sea sharks.
New study finds bridge players say the card game improves mood, reduces stress, strengthens cognition and broadens social interactions.
Dr. Aviad Scheinin, head of the marine apex lab at University of Haifa, is the second Israeli ever to be awarded this prestigious honor.
‘Israel has demonstrated that a country doesn’t need to be rich in natural resources in order to be a wealthy country,’ says Lawrence Bacow.
Israel’s largest environmental disaster brings out thousands of volunteers to clean beaches and brings renewed call for prevention and monitoring.
An abrading tool found in Tabun Cave on Mount Carmel predates previous findings by around 150,000 years.
Threatened creatures in the soon-to-be-protected areas are the Clarke’s weaver, northern brown howler monkey and other rare animal and plant species.
Middle-aged and elderly people and their physicians can rest assured that cannabis used to relieve chronic pain does not impair cognitive function.
As yearly summer swarm of the stinging creatures reaches its peak, University of Haifa scientists contemplate what makes them bigger than usual.
Israeli team pioneers a mental-health intervention to improve wellbeing of refugees during the Covid pandemic and beyond.