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June 2017

Women's jewelry found in the Crusader tower kitchen. Photo: Vared Busiden, Israel Antiquities Authority.

900-year-old women's jewelry was uncovered in the kitchen of an ancient Crusader tower

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A new catalog based on Kepler space telescope data has found 219 additional planet candidates. Of these, 10 Earth-like planets orbit their star in the "seat zone," one that is at a distance that allows liquid water to exist on the surface. Illustration: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

The Kepler space telescope found 219 more planets and revealed a clear gap between terrestrial planets and mini-Neptunes

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Bacteriophage simulation. Source: naturalismus.

Researchers have developed a technology that allows the "reprogramming" of bacteria

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Prof. Atzmon in his laboratory. Source: Courtesy of Haifa University.

A genetic mutation was found that contributes to longevity in men

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wandering thread. Source: Technion spokesmen.

Poisoned darts underwater: researchers decipher the sting mechanism of the jellyfish

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Prof. Michel Mayor met with President Reuven Rivlin. Source: PR photo.

"Technological improvement in the field of spectroscopy made possible the wave of discoveries of planets outside the solar system"

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Dr. Zvi Chioka. Source: Courtesy of the Hebrew University.

Researchers have developed antibiotics against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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Genomic medicine. Photography: FoundationOne ©2012 Jon Chomitz Photography

Cancer treatment: can a blood test replace an invasive procedure?

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Blood test to change cancer treatment
A species of hybrid salamanders, all of which are female, have found a genetic formula for success - to mate with many males and use equal parts of each partner's genetic load in their offspring. The research reveals ways in which some animal species - all-female populations of fish, lizards and others - can use their genes to increase their chances of success. Photo: Robert Denton, Iowa State University

The promiscuous salamander: gives birth to offspring that carry genes from many males - from other species

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Remains of the fortification tower. The foundation stones were laid only in the Iron Age. Source: Weizmann Institute magazine.

The Fortified Tower in Jerusalem was built 1,000 years later than archaeologists had previously estimated

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The students of Shalah reveal the ancient facilities in the Khokov ruins. Photo: Anastasia Shapiro, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

An ancient industrial area was uncovered in student excavations in Hakok in the Galilee

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The new address from Tel Arad discovered by researchers from Tel Aviv University. Photo credit: Michael Kordonsky, Tel Aviv University.

A new photographic technology has revealed a Hebrew inscription from the days of the First Temple - on pottery that is still considered clean of a letter

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The south pole of Jupiter, from a distance of 52,000 km. The image consists of photographs from three different planes, to create a uniform image of the entire pole, while the original photographs could only photograph the illuminated half of the pole. Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS /Betsy Asher Hall/Gervasio Robles.

Justice needs to be seen: The Israelis who explore what lies beneath the cloud cover of the largest planet in the solar system

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Technology is expected to significantly increase the world's fish diet

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Is there any bread? to drink beer

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Little science. Illustration: Ministry of Science/Government Publication Bureau

The Ministry of Science finances a week of science and technology camps for children throughout the country

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Weizmann Institute - A quarter of those who engaged in postdoctoral research in Israel in 2015 were at the Weizmann Institute. Photo: Yair Aronshtam.

CBS: 2,600 post-doctorates in Israel, half of them foreigners

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"Swiss cheese" holes in the south pole of Mars. The white substance in the picture is dry ice - made of carbon dioxide. The depressions in the dry ice layer reach a depth of only 10 meters. They are formed in the red summer season, when the sun's rays strike at a low angle in the polar region, and reach mainly the steep walls of the depressions - which encourages development laterally rather than in depth. The photograph, in its full resolution, has a resolution of 50 centimeters per pixel. Taken on March 25, 2017 by NASA's Mars orbiter MRO. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona.

Why does part of the south pole of Mars look like Swiss cheese?

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Photo: Darius Anton.

When interfering with nature gets out of control

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According to a new study by researchers from the Weizmann Institute, health breads are not necessarily healthier than white bread for everyone. Source: pixabay.com.

Whole wheat sourdough bread is not necessarily healthier than industrial white bread

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The 2016 Harvey Awards ceremony. Photo: Nitzan Zohar, Technion spokesperson.

The 2016 Harvey Prize was awarded for the discovery of gravitational waves and the development of optogenetics

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This image shows the spectacular region of star formation where methyl isocyanate is found. Inside the circle - an illustration showing the molecular structure of this chemical. Image: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2/L. Calçada

One of the basic building blocks of life was discovered in solar systems in the stages of their formation

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Drying tobacco plants. Photography: Shinya Suzuki.

The harms of tobacco

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Cold beam experiments. The shock waves block the flow of particles in the beam. Source: Weizmann Institute magazine.

Cold, frozen, warming: how to reduce shock waves in particle beam experiments

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In the photo from the right: Mark Feiglin - director of scouting and partnerships at the Merck Group in Israel, Suderson Sinha from Tel Aviv University, mentor Gael Waiche - from the Merck Group in Germany, Max Kushner from the Weizmann Institute, Daoud Shaban from the Weizmann Institute. Photo: Liat Elder.

Technology for accurate counting of bacterial colonies won the Merck hackathon in Israel

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