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December 2019

cache images. Photo: Liat Nadav-Ziv, Antiquities Authority

A 1200-year-old hoard of gold coins was discovered in archaeological excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority in Yavne

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The asteroid Beno, as photographed from the Osiris Rex spacecraft from an altitude of 24 km. Photo by NASA

Asteroid Bennu - interim summary before Osiris Rex collects a sample from it and returns it to DHA

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Deforestation, one of the causes of soil erosion. Photo: shutterstock

Agriculture to mitigate the warming

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A dog and its elderly owner. Illustration: shutterstock

How many dog ​​years equals a human year? Explanation of calculating the age of dogs

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Dr. Shai Menashe, a postdoctoral student in Prof. Nira Mashal's laboratory at Bar Ilan University. Photo: Prof. Nira Mashal

Brain intervention can improve reading comprehension among adults with learning disabilities

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Atoms and molecules composed of quantum dots. Illustration: Merav Oded and Somanth Koli

A researcher from the Hebrew University succeeded in creating molecules from two quantum dots

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Using the "virtual brain" to simulate functional organization based on structural connectivity and comparing it to functional organization as measured by fMRI. This development will make it possible to base the diagnosis of diseases on a simulation based on routine MRI scans. Prof. Itamar Kahn's lab, Technion

Technology for predicting brain functions is expected to promote personalized treatments for brain diseases

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(Right to left): Dr. Nur Arshid and Prof. Neta Erez. Photo: Robert Hoffman

A new approach to breast cancer treatment: blocking inflammatory pathways that support the tumor and its metastases

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sleep waves. Illustration: Ben Gurion University

Research has discovered what happens in the brains of children with autism when they sleep

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The Starliner SM-2 spacecraft, Boeing's next spacecraft, is under construction. Boeing PR photo

Boeing and SpaceX are about two years behind schedule for the development of manned spacecraft (update - CEO of Boeing is fired)

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Pancreatic cancer. Illustration: shutterstock

A group of Israeli researchers in California reports a breakthrough in curing pancreatic cancer

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Isaac Newton rewrites the laws of physics. Illustration: shutterstock

Researchers from Israel and Chile solved Newton's three-body puzzle from 330 years ago

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The Starliner spacecraft on its way to land in White Sands New Mexico, 22/12/19. Photo by NASA and Boeing

Two days after the launch failure, Boeing's Starliner lands safely in New Mexico

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Newitzch Statler - The Hasmoneans, 1844. From Wikipedia

Hanukkah: How independent was the Hashemite kingdom?

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merging galaxies. Image: shutterstock

The black hole at the center of the Milky Way may have a friend

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A battery based on cobalt- and nickel-free cathode material developed in the IBM laboratories in Elmden. Photo: IBM

IBM researchers invented a battery from sea water and without heavy metals

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A protest sign of the "Extinction Rebellion" movement. Photo: shutterstock

A deadly combination: the climate crisis and human species extinction

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A visualization of the Starliner spacecraft docked at the space station. This will no longer happen in the current launch (20/12/19) a glitch. Illustration: Boeing

A malfunction in Boeing's Starliner spacecraft prevented it from reaching the space station * The spacecraft is supposed to carry astronauts to the station in the future

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Caltech researchers' sweat detector

Wearable sweat detector to detect uric acids that cause gout (gout)

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The nanosatellite NANOVA. Photo: Elbit Systems

Elbit Systems launched a nano satellite for commercial communication applications

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An array of sensors for continuous and accurate diagnosis, developed inspired by nature. Illustration: Vicky Klopper Weidenfeld

Inspired by nature: an automatic system that provides continuous information on the subject's health status

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biological enzymes. Illustration: shutterstock

Biological enzymes as a source of hydrogen

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The house sparrow. Photography: Ehud Fest

A sharp decrease in the number of common birds in Israel alongside a dramatic increase in the number of invasive birds

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CEO of P-Cure, Dr. Ramichal Marash. Photo: Idan Maoz

P-Cure has developed a proton-based cancer radiation device that does not require an entire building

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The facilities of the fish industry from the Roman period in Ashkelon. Photo: Assaf Peretz, Antiquities Authority

Wine and fish sauce - evidence of the culinary preferences of the Romans 2000 years ago was uncovered in Ashkelon

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