Science

War trauma can hinder developement of children's teeth, study finds

A study conducted by the Maccabident Research Institute found that ongoing national security tensions led to significant changes in the dental and skeletal development of children and teens.

MACCABIDENT’S DR. Doron Haim: Anxiety alters hormonal regulation, which can affect how and when teeth emerge.
MEDIA AND cultural researcher Tom Divon. Society has reached a stage where it seeks to overcome death through technology, he maintains.

How AI is bringing the dead back and what that means for the living

Israeli scientists participate in an experiment simulating a mission to Mars, at the D-MARS Desert Mars Analog Ramon Station project of Israel's Space Agency, Ministry of Science, near Mitzpe Ramon, Israel

Israeli Space Week highlights Israel’s growing role in space sector

A STATUE of Albert Einstein in the garden of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Triennial report: Israeli science at the precipice


Ofek 19 satellite passes the test: First successful images received

The image test is an important step towards the satellite's operational deployment.

Ofek 19 satellite being launched into space

Israeli study: Movement of wild animals can help us predict next pandemic

A study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem suggests that tracking animal movement and behavior in near real-time could detect dangerous pathogens.

A jackal is seen at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, September 3, 2022

Life on Mars? NASA rover finds potential sign of ancient alien life in Martian rocks

The discovery in Jezero Crater represents one of the best pieces of evidence to date about the possibility that Earth's planetary neighbor once harbored life.

A reddish rock nicknamed "Cheyava Falls", with features resembling leopard spots was discovered by NASA's Perseverance rover in Mars’ Jezero Crater in July 2024, in this handout photograph released on September 10, 2025

Israel’s next strategic bet is Deep Tech, not just AI

Deep Tech creates technologies that form the backbone of national defense and industrial sovereignty

 Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022.

If Israel has excellent scientists, why does it have failing politicians? - opinion

It’s time for that same spirit of excellence to be applied here on earth by building a government that serves its citizens with the same skill, dedication, and foresight as our scientists.

Ofek 19 satellite launched by Israel.

Red Moon rising: Lunar eclipse graced Israel skies

A total lunar eclipse was visible across Israel on Sunday night, turning the Moon red from 6:28 p.m. to 11:55 p.m. under clear skies.

The moon in eclipse rises over Jerusalem on September 7, 2025.

Absolutely stellar race: Scientists uncover secrets of some of the cosmos's fastest stars - study

The white dwarfs reach speeds of almost 4x needed to escape the Milky Way’s gravitational pull.

Illustration showing the remnant of a star being ejected at tremendous speed into space from the site of a supernova explosion caused by the interaction between a pair of white dwarfs.

Defense Ministry signs $115 Million contract with SCD for advanced infrared sensors

The expanded infrastructure will enable production of IR solutions for high-end applications, including area dominance, airborne payloads, space systems, and large-scale defense platforms.

SCD workers manufacturing infrastructure to support developing and producing next-generation infrared sensors, September 1, 2025.

Does a common heart attack pill help everyone? Studies disagree

Two sharply contradictory reports were presented on Saturday at a large cardiology meeting in Madrid.

 Illustrative photo shows various medicine pills in their original packaging

World's first gene-edited horses are shaking up the genteel sport of polo

Eduardo Ramos, who began breeding in the 70s, said that breeders had also been skeptical at first of other advances in biotech, such as embryo transplants and cloning.

A cloned newborn horse stands next to its surrogate mother in an enclosure at a horse birthing hospital, in San Antonio de Areco, near Buenos Aires, Argentina July 29, 2025.