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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.
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Jun 29, 2020... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—June 29, 2020—The history of our planet has been written, among other things, in the periodic reversal of its magnetic poles. Researchers at the ... Read more
Jul 01, 2020...
Israeli researchers have discovered collaboration between trees deep in the ground, Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) in central Israel said Wednesday.
I ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/blog/a-damaging-storm-s-nourishing-side/
Jul 13, 2020...
Godzilla. Biblical. Historic. Muy malo. Even “new” (although it’s not; most people just haven’t heard of it).
This is the Saharan Air Layer – often given n ... Read more
Oct 07, 2020... Finally, some positive news about climate change: Even small groves in your backyard or city park help fight the effects of rising temperatures, drought and gre ... Read more
Dec 09, 2020... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—December 9, 2020—The mass of all human-produced materials – concrete, steel, plastics, asphalt, etc. – has now grown to equal the mass of all li ... Read more
Dec 09, 2020... In a startling sign of the impact that humans are having on our planet, a study published Dec. 9 estimates that 2020 marks the point when human-made materials o ... Read more
Dec 09, 2020...
From roads and buildings to cars and plastic, human civilization is built on lots of stuff.
But roughly how much stuff have we actually created? And in the ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/plastic-is-blowing-in-the-wind/
Dec 23, 2020... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—December 23, 2020—As the plastics in our oceans break up into smaller and smaller bits without breaking down chemically, the resulting microplas ... Read more
Jan 13, 2021... When the volcano on the Mediterranean island of Santorini erupted over three thousand years ago – give or take a few hundred – it spewed lava, rocks and ash ove ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/how-bushfire-smoke-traveled-around-the-world/
Mar 18, 2021... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—March 18, 2021—It’s not just how hot the fires burn – it’s also where they burn that matters. During the recent extreme fire season in Australia ... Read more
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