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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/meet-steve-the-purple-atmospheric-phenomenon/
Jul 06, 2018...
Hello, My Name Is Steve, a purple ribbon of hot ionized gas, manifests farther south than most auroras. Photo courtesy Vanexus Photography
The universe is ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/blog/scientists-inspiring-scientists-with-cartoons/
Oct 25, 2018... “Still life: mouse with T-body.” A work by Zelig Eshhar, scientist and cartoonist. From A Cure Within: Scientists Unleashing the Immune System to Kill Cancer, N ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/blog/is-your-new-year-s-resolution-to-lose-weight/
Jan 23, 2019...
You might be surprised at which foods are healthy for you, thanks to the makeup of your gut biota
More than one-third of Americans are overweight or obese. ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/blog/new-year-of-the-trees/
Feb 05, 2018...
Just one view of the mighty and diverse trees on the Weizmann Institute campus. Credit: Matthew Roberts
All species of holidays get absorbed into the cultu ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/blog/night-owls-are-wired-that-way/
Jun 18, 2019... Working when your brain does: Dr. Matthew Walker says that night owls, about 30% of the population, “are bound to a delayed schedule by unavoidable DNA hardwiri ... 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/kilauea-and-keck-the-volcano-and-the-telescopes/
May 11, 2018... The 6.9-magnitude earthquake that freed Kilauea’s lava also damaged the island’s telescopes. Is volcano goddess Pele angry about the construction of a massive n ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/blog/the-curiosity-review-s-top-10-science-stories-of-2019/
Jan 06, 2020... It’s time again to look back at the previous year and honor the best in any number of fields: movies, books, music – and, of course, science! Choosing only a ha ... 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/blog/followed-by-a-moonshadow-the-great-american-solar-eclipse/
Aug 17, 2017...
This map shows the path the Moon’s dark inner shadow will take August 21, 2017. Source: Astronomy: Richard Talcott and Roen Kelly
What will you be doing on ... Read more
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