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    Human Vs. Monkey Brains: Why We Have More Mental Disorders
    Israel21C

    Comparing human brains to monkey brains reveals that our more evolutionarily advanced brains may be more efficient but are also less robust, according to new research from Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science. Neurobiology Prof. Rony Paz explains that our brains are like modern washing machines – technologically sophisticated but more vulnerable to breakdown and costly disorders.

    February 05, 2019

  • Three Exceptional Scientists Receive 2019 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel
    Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

    The Blavatnik Family Foundation, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities (IASH) announced today the 2019 Laureates of the second annual Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in Israel.
    The Blavatnik Awards recognize outstanding, innovative early-career scientists and engineers for both their extraordinary achievements and promise for future discoveries.

    February 04, 2019

  • Exploring the Physical World
    Team of Global Scientists to Build Simulation of Life on Mars Near Mitzpe Ramon
    Haaretz

    The race to land humans on Mars is on again – and at an accelerated pace. Superpowers including China and the United States have declared their intentions to land astronauts on the Red Planet, as have private entrepreneurs who are taking the challenge seriously, among them Elon Musk.

    January 29, 2019

  • Improving Health & Medicine
    It’s Really Hard to Study Artificial Sweeteners
    The Atlantic

    The Atlantic looks at the history of artificial sweeteners, from potential to failed promise … and includes Weizmann research showing that they are not very good for us.

    January 24, 2019

  • Exploring the Physical World
    Saturn’s Rings are Relatively Young, Studies Reveal
    The Jerusalem Post

    Weizmann scientists analyzed data from Cassini’s last mission to find surprising information about Saturn and its rings, reports The Jerusalem Post.

    January 22, 2019

  • Exploring the Physical World
    We Just Got Lab-Made Evidence of Stephen Hawking’s Greatest Prediction About Black Holes
    Science Alert

    Under general relativity, a black hole is inescapable. Once something travels beyond the event horizon into the heart of the black hole, there’s no return. So intense is the gravitational force of a black hole that not even light - the fastest thing in the Universe - can achieve escape velocity.
    Under general relativity, therefore, a black hole emits no electromagnetic radiation. But, as a young Stephen Hawking theorised in 1974, it does emit something when you add quantum mechanics to the mix.

    January 21, 2019

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    Weizmann Institute Gala Raises More than $1.3 Million
    Chicago Tribune

    The American Committee’s annual gala brought together prominent Weizmann supporters and leadership for a night of science and celebration.

    January 16, 2019

  • Protecting Our Planet
    The Tree That Survives the Desert
    Jewish Journal

    Tu B’Shevat, a Jewish holiday commemorating the importance and sanctity of trees, could not be more fitting in this day and age. Undoubtedly, it’s not easy to be a tree these days. Extended drought periods induced by climate change make it more and more difficult for those that need water to survive. Add to this the constant increase in pests and invasive species, one gets an idea of the grim reality in which many tree species are forced to survive the rapid and extreme changes.

    January 16, 2019

  • Improving Health & Medicine
    Israelis Find Biochemical Pathway Underlying Anxiety
    Israel21c

    Israeli researchers recently made a discovery that could help develop new therapies for anxiety disorders. With up to one in three people around the world at the risk of experiencing severe anxiety, this is big news.

    January 09, 2019

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