January 8, 2022

Stephen Hawking at the Science Museum in Jerusalem, December 2006. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Stephen Hawking - a trapped soul wandering the universe

Over the years, we have covered this one of a kind man on the Scientist website, whose eightieth birthday the world celebrates with the help of a Google doodle. Although he is no longer with us for three years, but the idea of
A fish drives out of water on the paths of Ben Gurion University. Photo: Shahar Givon and Mattan Semina, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Researchers managed to prove: a goldfish can drive on land

A research group from the field of life sciences and computer science challenged goldfish to navigate in a terrestrial environment. The results change everything we thought about fish
SCD's SWIFT sensor will photograph in infrared from space. PR photo

18.5 million NIS to 11 companies that will develop innovative technological products in the field of space

This was confirmed by the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology in cooperation with the Innovation Authority
Bacteria containing a "dormant" parasitic component (blue) wake up and turn yellow in the presence of bacteria that do not contain the component (red).

Game theory of bacteria:

The researchers discovered a new mechanism for communication between bacterial viruses - similar to the game theory of humans, the phages also weigh all the options before them and finally make an informed decision