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Facial expressions. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Faces this way and that: What is the biological and ethical basis of human facial expressions?

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Dr. Assaf Marom from the Technion examines how our facial expressions have evolved since our common ancestor with chimpanzees, what the difference is between humans and animals – and what the face says about our responsibility towards
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Yes, but what if? – Optional thinking reduces stereotypes: Prof. Ben Shaul’s film workshops show measurable change

As part of the National Science Foundation workshop: Screening “Run Lola Run” and writing/photography exercises increased optional thinking ability by 75% and 50% of participants changed negative attitudes toward the other group – compared to a control group that watched
The Eye. Courtesy of Prof. Yossi Mendel, Bar Ilan University

Towards a world without blindness? Biohybrid retinal implant from Bar-Ilan

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Are we on the way to a world without blindness? New biomedical developments point to a future where implants will replace photoreceptors that degenerate with age.
Diagram of the structure of mitochondria. Illustration: depositphotos.com

When the cell's energy station goes wrong

Researchers from the Hebrew University have identified a neural network that works against the feeling of reward – and offer a new therapeutic approach to dealing with drug addiction by regulating emotional pain during withdrawal.
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Small law amendment, big change: more compensation for traffic accident victims due to the right to privacy

A law passed by MK Adi Kol in 2014 allows plaintiffs in personal injury cases to remain anonymous – and leads to a 17% increase in compensation from insurance companies. New study reveals: Privacy affects willingness to access a home
Cytokine storm. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The calm before the storm

Team members in Dr. Adi Zorf-Lorentz's lab at Meir Medical Center have reached new insights into the overactivation of the immune system in HLH syndrome, also known as cytokine storm. Early prediction could have saved
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Lack of positive emotions in clinical depression – a new perspective

Clinical depression, positive emotions, emotion dynamics, ecological momentary appraisal, savoring
A ubiquitin molecule binds to its target. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The protein that is (sometimes) to blame for Alzheimer's disease

A distorted version of a protein that marks damaged proteins causes the formation of deposits in the brain similar to what occurs in Alzheimer's disease
Cranes stop at Agmon Hula before continuing their migration north. Illustration: depositphotos.com

How does the bird never lose its way?

Technological adaptation of brain activity recording for birds allows us, for the first time, to answer the eternal question: How do they know where to fly?
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Empathic immunity

The ability to empathize with the suffering of others is an evolutionary mechanism that helps us protect ourselves.
Amyloid deposits (marked in red) and the peptides that prevent their development (marked in green) in mouse brain cells

Preventing amyloid deposition in Alzheimer's

A model of accretion on a disc-shaped galaxy. Color represents the temperature of the gas, and the black lines the flow lines of the gas, when it flows from the hot galactic surrounding medium (about a million degrees) to the galaxy where the gas is relatively cold (about 10,000 degrees). The right panel shows three streamlines in 170D, which highlight the swirling of the gas during the inflow. The top image is a Hubble Space Telescope image of a relatively nearby disk galaxy. Its diameter is about 21 thousand light years, and its distance from us is about XNUMX million light years.

on galactic dynamics

What can be learned from the shape of galaxies about the complex connections between different materials in the universe
The climate crisis and its impact on the Middle East. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The climate crisis and the depletion of precipitation in our region

Decision making according to game theory. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The choice of the minority

Choices of individuals can faithfully represent the opinion of the majority - if delegation is used correctly: passing the vote to another person
Combining solar and wind energy in a sustainable rural system with an advanced water system. The illustration was prepared using DALEE and is not a scientific image

Integrating renewable energy into water supply systems: a revolution in energy savings and efficiency

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A new method for therapeutic intervention to prevent suicide in teenagers

Researchers have discovered biological and psychological characteristics that increase the risk of suicidal behavior among teenagers and have developed an application that helps with mental coping
A park in Shanghai. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Again this year, three Israeli universities star among the top 100 in the Shanghai Index

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The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the Weizmann Institute and the Technion in Haifa are three Israeli institutions that entered the Shanghai Index 2024, the list of the XNUMX best academic institutions in the world
Studying the reproductive timing of corals. The image was prepared using DALEE and should not be considered a scientific image

Citi coral and village coral

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Prof. Oren Levy researches the timing of the reproduction of corals around the world and is surprised by Dioc. However the biological clock of the corals is not adapted to the volume lights
Investments in applied research in Israel. Credit: The Science website via DALEE

The Ministry of Science and Technology launched a NIS 100 million program to accelerate applied research

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The purpose of the program is to support research in the Proof of Concept (POC) phase, a phase in which the level of technological/commercial maturity is low, and therefore commercial entities have no interest in investing in it
Damage to the academy. Credit: The Science website via DALEE

The past and present presidents of the academy appeal to the government to stop harming science in Israel.

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Recently, the National Library, the Council for Higher Education, the Israel Awards, the Life Institute, and the Volcanic Institute, which is an institution of national importance and important for food security, suffered attempts at government intervention and damage to the budgets, in addition to all
Ministerial exchange ceremony at the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, 19/3/24. Photo: L.A.M

Gila Gamliel replaces Ofir Akunis as Minister of Science

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A ministerial change ceremony at the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology took place yesterday (Tuesday 19.3.24/XNUMX/XNUMX)
The President of the National Academy of Sciences Prof. David Harel at the meeting of the Knesset's Science Committee, 3/3/2024 next to Eil Waldman, the winner of the prize in entrepreneurship for 2024 and whose awarding of most of the prizes was canceled because of his winning. Screenshot from the Knesset channel

The President of the Academy, Prof. David Harel, proposes to transfer the administration of the Israel Awards jointly to the President's House and the National Academy of Sciences

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Prof. Harel said these things at the meeting of the Knesset's Science Committee on Sunday this week, following the decision to cancel most of the categories of the Israel Awards and award an award to those who showed bravery during the invasion of Otef
A pro-Palestinian demonstration at Harvard University following the war. The world's academia is starting to interfere with the international ties of Israelis. Screenshot from an ABC article (fair use)

The international connections of the Israeli researchers have been damaged since October 7

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A survey conducted among more than a thousand members of senior academic staff at universities reveals that, following the war, the international relations of the Israeli academy were severely damaged, and there is concern among many researchers about the termination of research funding
National Academy of Sciences Hanukkah ceremony 2023. Public photo

The president of the Academy of Sciences, Prof. David Harel, calls on the presidents of Harvard and MIT to resign, as did the president of the University of Pennsylvania

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"My 45-year-old pride in the doctorate I received from the Institute of Technology - these days is being replaced by great shame" * These words were said at the ceremony of welcoming eight new members to the Israel National Academy of Sciences that takes place every year
Tel Aviv, October 28, 2023 - Israeli citizens demonstrate in solidarity with the families of the abductees. Kaplan Street, Tel Aviv. Photo 295351132 © Engin Korkmaz | Dreamstime.com

The heads of the Israeli Academy address their colleagues all over the world: Condemn the terrible massacre of October 7th

The Israel National Academy of Sciences, the Planning and Budgeting Committee of the Council for Higher Education and the National Science Foundation in a joint appeal to the heads of the academic and scientific community around the world and requests that they call for the immediate release of the abductees, prevent incitement
From right to left - the president of the Academy of Sciences, Prof. David Harel, the chairman of the Knesset's science committee, MK Ayman Auda, and Prof. Tana Rashef, who headed the committee that prepared the state of science report

A significant decrease in the rate of spending on academic R&D in relation to GDP compared to Switzerland and Singapore

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This is one of the most prominent conclusions in the State of Science in Israel 2022 report published by the National Academy of Sciences, which was submitted today to the Knesset's Science Committee
African killifish. Illustration: depositphotos.com

delay the diseases of aging

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On aging fish, folding proteins and a new route for the development of medicinal substances
From the right: Academy member and Chairman of the State of Science Report Committee, Prof. Reshef Tana, President of the State Mr. Yitzhak Herzog, President of the Israel National Academy of Sciences Prof. David Harel and Vice President of the Israel National Academy of Sciences Prof. Margalit Finkelberg at the presentation of the State of Science in Israel report C/2022 to the President of the State in his office.

In about a decade: Israel dropped from second place to 21st in the OECD in national spending on academic R&D as a percentage of GDP

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This is one of the serious findings that emerged from the report on the state of science in Israel submitted by the National Academy of Sciences to the President of the country
Formation of an immunological synapse - the contact area between a white blood cell and the bacterial cell it captures. The gray dots represent the short connections between the white blood cell (lymphocyte) and the bacterial cell

between physics and biology

Complex systems, simple principles and the audacity of a physicist
Solar panels for electricity generation in agricultural land. Image: depositphotos.com

The Triangle Regional Research and Development Center will lead a 5.5 million Euro research project in the Horizon-Europe program

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Prof. Aharon Meir's research team from Bar Ilan University at work on the "Underground City" site of Gat Philistim.

Gath, the city of the Philistines, at its greatest

Researchers have been excavating for 25 years and are discovering the secrets of the lower city of Tel Tsfit / Gat during the Iron Age
Colon cancer treatment. Image: depositphotos.com

Meeting with a patient - as a warning bell

Doctors who see a bowel cancer patient tend to refer more patients to tests for early detection. Is this a correct response?
Dental examination. Image: depositphotos.com

Exhale - and discover diseases

Volatile molecules may characterize diseases such as tooth decay and gum disease
protein folding. Image: depositphotos.com

Between environmental change and curing diseases

A liquid-viscous environment helps the folding of proteins and their proper functioning

The Young Academy celebrates a decade and succeeds in giving a voice to the young researchers in Israel

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A decade after its establishment, the Israeli Young Academy plays a central role in the academic system. Its members saved the careers of scientists during the Corona period, and how its membership changes the perception of those who will fill positions in the future
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Truth, lies and everything in between

The benefits and challenges in learning processes and extracting significant information from many sources
Prof. Toledano and her team. Photo: Technion spokespeople

Extend the fertility period of men

A study of testicular tissues of fruit flies showed that the progenitor cells are engulfed by the cells that are supposed to support them, and that in adults this process is slower
A robotic hand. Image: depositphotos.com

understand the situation on the ground

Researchers have built algorithms that aim to adapt the actions of robots to complex terrain conditions, and make them cooperate
The hotel area in Ein Bokek, Dead Sea. Image: depositphotos.com

The Dead Sea indicates dry periods in the past

Dramatic drops in the level of the Dead Sea in the last hundreds of thousands of years may indicate prolonged dry periods in the Eastern Mediterranean region. For example, in the time period between 70 and 14 thousand years ago, the lake level
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How the microbiome contributes to cooperation, altruism and sociality

The microorganisms in our bodies make people come closer and help each other, even when they are not genetically related
Lemlibrachia worms are attached to the rock that was created as a result of bacterial activity in the gas seeps at a depth of one kilometer in front of Palmahim Beach. (Photo: Dr. Yitzhak Makovsky, University of Haifa, as part of the SEMSEEP project)

An oasis in the deep sea

Symbiosis with bacteria allows worms and oysters to feed on natural gas and sulfur compounds - and teaches us about ways to produce energy
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National priority for bio-convergence, foodtech, renewable energies, space and blue-tech

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This is what the National Council for Research and Development recommended to the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology. The Ministry's research grants fund, worth approximately NIS 180 million per year, will place a significant emphasis on the areas of national priority and national programs will be formulated
Prof. Roger Kornberg. From Wikimedia

Nobel's son-in-law Prof. Roger Kornberg was elected to the Israeli Academy of Sciences; Five of the ten chosen ones are women

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The Academy now has 143 members
The three most powerful fighting giants: Riel, Birkhilt and Rakhine, Runkelstein Castle, 1395 (Photo: Stiftung Bozner Schlösser/ Fondazione Castelli di Bolzano)

About giants and civilians

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Designing figures of heroes as giants in Gothic art marked the strengthening of urban power, the weakening of religion and the beginning of social mobility
Spin. Illustration: depositphotos.com

To see the light, to think about tomorrow

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A smart device, based on a single atomic layer, which sorts and controls the spin of photons, may lead to the development of next-generation computers
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Please wait patiently

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About the different ways to curb violence that comes from waiting
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The Hunger Games

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The ability to survive without food is one of the great achievements of our biology - but how does it work?
Artificial evidence. Genetic editing. Photo: depositphotos.com

Teach the computer to see like a human eye

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Does the picture change? Artificial neural networks will have a hard time deciphering it
A cold and polarized shower for biological molecules. Courtesy of the researchers

Do not touch the water

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Scientists use superpolarization of water to greatly improve the performance and possibilities of biomolecular studies combined with nuclear magnetic resonance
The research students Yifat Baruchi and Yotam Mazuz-Harpaz test a measuring device in the laboratory

Light particles, dark particles

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Artificial particles, superfluid and supersolid will be characterized by the flow of electrons with zero friction, at relatively high temperatures
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