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  • Protecting Our Planet
    Small Urban Groves Help Fight Big Climate Changes
    Israel21C

    Postdoc Rafat Qubaja – who studies with the legendary Prof. Dan Yakir – explains how “urban orchards and green spaces can contribute to a range of ecosystem services” in this Israel21C profile.

    October 07, 2020

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    October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
    E-news, October 2020

    October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time that is typically packed with runs, walks, and other events. While this year is different due to the coronavirus, stepping up to support and advance the science is as important as ever.
    Breast cancer research is actively underway at the Weizmann Institute of Science, with researchers applying their formidable skills to improve understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of this still-too-common disease. Working in collaboration with oncologists and other medical professionals around the world, Institute scientists are continually making groundbreaking progress, demonstrating the role that curiosity-driven, interdisciplinary science plays in the battle against breast cancer. Just a few of the innovative projects taking place right now include:

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    Ancient Hominins Used Fire to Make Stone Tools

    REHOVOT, ISRAEL—October 5, 2020—Our ancestors not only knew how to use fire, they also developed sophisticated technologies for making tools. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science recently employed cutting-edge technologies of their own to take a fresh look at a collection of stone tools.

    October 05, 2020

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    Human Ancestors Used Controlled Fire to Make Tools 300,000 Years Ago in Middle East, Shows New Study
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    The Weather Channel covers Weizmann research shedding light on our control of fire, reporting that “early humans had a good understanding of the effects of heating the stone before flaking it into blades.”

    October 05, 2020

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    Modern Scans May Show Traces of the Original Dimensions of the ‘Tefach’
    The Jerusalem Post

    A team of archaeologists, including from Weizmann, made 3D scans of ancient pottery that may show the original dimensions of this unit of biblical measurement. The Jerusalem Post reports.

    September 30, 2020

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    What’s Next for Weizmann: Transformative Flagship Projects

    In this American Committee webinar, Weizmann President Prof. Alon Chen presents the Institute’s vision for the future in the form of three flagship projects: the Institute for Brain and Neural Sciences, the Artificial Intelligence Enterprise for Scientific Discovery, and Frontiers of the Universe.

    September 30, 2020

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    Repeated Pregnancy Loss May Be Tied to the Olfactory System

    REHOVOT, ISRAEL—September 29, 2020—The odors we give off are a sort of body language – one that may affect our relationships more than we realize. New research from the lab of Prof. Noam Sobel at the Weizmann Institute of Science suggests that this “chemical communication” may extend to human reproduction as well.

    September 29, 2020

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    Reasons Revealed for the Brain’s Elastic Sense of Time
    Quanta Magazine

    Quanta Magazine reports on findings, including by Prof. Rony Paz and team, that help quantify why our varying perceptions of time are important.

    September 24, 2020

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    Favorite Spots and Hidden Gems #4, with Prof. Oded Aharonson

    In this installment of the Institute’s Favorite Spots and Hidden Gems video series, astrophysicist Prof. Oded Aharonson takes us to the Koffler Particle Accelerator, the distinctive structure topped with the Kraar Observatory.

    September 22, 2020

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