March 11, 2025

Illustration depicting Homo sapiens and Neanderthals sharing technology and behavior (Credit: Efrat Bakshitz)

Contrary to conventional scientific belief: Homo sapiens and Neanderthals were not enemies and even cooperated

New research conducted in the Tanshemesh Cave in central Israel reveals that ancient humans lived together, shared technologies, and even maintained extensive cultural and social ties * Prof. Yossi Seidman of the Hebrew University, lead researcher
Prof. Dan Schachman, who serves as Chairman of the Wolf Prize Foundation, Prof. Moti Haiblum, President of the State Yitzhak Herzog and Minister of Education Yoav Kish. Photo by Press Office, Wolf Prize Foundation

Wolf Prize in Physics for 2025: Recognition of quantum computing researchers, including Prof. Motti Heiblum of the Weizmann Institute

Prof. Jayendra Jain, Prof. Moti Haiblum and Prof. James Eisenstein won the prestigious award for their contributions to understanding the unique properties of two-dimensional electron systems in strong magnetic fields, and in particular in studying the fractional quantum Hall effect.
Jeffrey Dangle, Brian Stacekevich and Jonathan Jones. Photos: Wolf Prize Foundation

Wolf Prize in Agriculture 2025: Recognizing groundbreaking discoveries in the plant immune system

The prize is awarded jointly to Professors Jeffrey Dangle, Jonathan Jones and Brian Stacekevich.