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Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the future of humanity.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/blog/fight-climate-change-plant-a-tree/
Mar 02, 2020... Our new world order is particularly brutal for trees. Between climate change and economic greed, these lifegiving – and lifesaving – plants are not doing so wel ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/blog/a-world-without-coral-damages-us-all/
Jun 20, 2018... This is not a hoax: climate change is real, and it is killing coral. These Great Barrier Reef before-and-after photos show the degree of devastation that can ta ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/blog/are-these-ocean-dwellers-the-future-shape-of-humankind/
Jun 01, 2018... The life aquatic with the Bajau: The islanders have evolved to remain underwater, at depth, for extended periods – even walking on the sea floor. Credit: BBCone ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/blog/cloud-spotting/
May 31, 2019... The first time The Curiosity Review saw a picture of the new cloud type asperitas, it looked so much like the definition of “forbidding” that we thought it had ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/blog/storm-trackers/
Jul 29, 2019... The Earth breaks its fever: After a historic heat wave, violent rainstorms flooded New York, including Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on July 22 (Screenshot: Adrienne ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/blog/day-zero-what-happens-when-the-tap-goes-dry/
Mar 29, 2018... Cape Town, South Africa, may very well become the first city in modern times to run out of water. The day they expect the taps to run dry is called Day Zero, th ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/blog/science-hope/
Jan 18, 2018... Even if you feel that things might be a little bleak right now, the start of any new year is a time to be optimistic. And the best, most realistic place to look ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/first-oceans-may-have-been-acidic/
Mar 15, 2017...
Drs. Itay Halevy and Aviv Bachan reveal the earliest effects of atmosphere and weathering on the ocean
One way to understand how ocean acidity can change – ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/plant-power-algae-as-alternative-energy/
Jan 04, 2011... Prof. Avihai Danon of the Weizmann Institute of Science's Department of Plant Sciences has been working with algae—simple, photosynthetic life forms that can be ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/science-tips-october-2014/
Oct 21, 2014... When we talk about global carbon fixation – pumping carbon out of the atmosphere and “fixing” it into organic molecules by photosynthesis – proper measurement i ... Read more
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