Jerusalem Post
Autism risk is genetic
An international team of scientists has identified hundreds of genes that are essential for early brain development, uncovering new insights ...
Some early ancient humans were cannibals and ate children
Archaeologists discovered new evidence of cannibalism among early human ancestors at the Gran Dolina cave site in northern Spain. The ...
Israel’s Bedouin turn moisture in the desert air into drinking water
“The project empowers one of Israel’s most vulnerable and marginalized communities to be leaders in sustainability practices and environmental stewardship,” ...
200 million people worldwide now have legal access to assisted suicide and Britain is debating it. Is it compassion or murder?
A bill proposing the legalization of assisted dying for terminally ill patients is being presented to the UK Parliament.... The bill has sparked ...
If humanity goes extinct, this is the likeliest creature to ascend and become the next civilization builder
Professor Tim Coulson, a leading zoologist and biologist at the University of Oxford, suggested that octopuses could evolve into the ...
In surprise finding, transition to organic farming leads to decline in bats – at least temporarily
Organic food without pesticides, hormones, fertilizers, herbicides, antibiotics, artificial chemicals, and genetically modified organisms is regarded by many as being better ...
‘Oldest decorated cave in France, if not Europe’: Ancient Neanderthal engravings give glimpse into hominid culture
The oldest known engravings made by Neanderthals were discovered on the wall of a cave in France ...
Earliest human footprints ever discovered trace back 300,000 years to first human species to live in cold weather and build shelters: Homo heidelbergensis
Archaeologists connect world's oldest footprints to humans: Scientists believe these footprints helped depict the ecological makeup of the area at ...
Spraying wheat with bacteria? This seed coating helps plants pull nutrients from the soil and increases yields
Lavie Bio, a subsidiary of Evogene, is a biological agriculture company that strives to bring innovation to the global food industry. The ...
CRISPR may not always be safe: Study finds gene editing can damage genome and in extreme cases cause cancer
Scientists at Tel Aviv University (TAU) warn that while the CRISPR genome-editing method is very effective, it is not always safe and ...
Deciphering the confusing puzzle of how modern humans developed from ape-like ancestors
How did modern humans develop from their ape-like ancestors? When did they start walking on two legs and making tools? ...
50,000 years ago, the Negev desert was home to consorting humans and Neanderthals
A recent reexamining of artifacts from the Boker Tachtit archaeological excavation site in Israel’s central Negev desert has found that ...
Fossilized eggs suggest that dinosaurs were ‘decisively’ warm-blooded
The mysteries surrounding dinosaurs have fascinated generations of scholars and lay people alike. A group of Israeli scientists, led by ...
Biotech marijuana: Israeli startups aim to breed cannabis plant that’s easier to cultivate
Israeli medical cannabis company Cann10 has signed an agreement to team up with Israeli biotech company Epigenetics to form Cann10 ...
Using DNA to store information: All of YouTube’s data could be held ‘in a single teaspoon’
Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa and the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya have significantly optimized the process ...
Why autism genes persist in human gene pool
It has been suspected for some time that numerous defective genes are responsible for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) but now, ...