Migration

Students from 31 countries explore their Jewish roots in ANU competition

The five first-place winners of the My Family Story competition had the opportunity to connect to their ancestors and represent various Jewish communities around the world,

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Daniel Voloshchuk's handmade Russian project won first-place in the My Family Story competition, exploring the gaps in many Jewish family histories.
An aerial view shows a plantation field in the Amazon rainforest during a Greenpeace flyover amid the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), near Centro Novo, state of Maranhao, Brazil, November 13, 2025.

'Ghost lineage': Ancient DNA upends the single‑migration myth of the Americas

While separated by vast distances and time, certain populations in the Americas retain hallmarks of ancestry related to modern-day Oceania.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
At Ma’agan Michael Birdwatching Park.

Sunrise, migration, and birdwatching: A new site opens on the Carmel coast

Ma’agan Michael Birdwatching Park, between the Taninim River and Mediterranean, offers guided tours, bird sightings, and serves as a major stopover on the migration route.

|ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV
Migration to South America.

Researchers rethink how humans populated the Americas after new find

Archaeologists say the new finding at Monte Verde points to an earlier human presence than prevailing models allow.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Gene study uncovers early migration from New Guinea

“Understanding the genetic structure of human groups is vital for developing treatments that are helpful rather than harmful”.

JANUARY 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gene study uncovers early migration from New Guinea. Illustration.