The beauty and betrayal of crystals Dr. Dvir Gur is fascinated by crystals. But not the kind in your grandmother’s china cabinet —... Date: November 4, 2021
When hosts become hostages An underlying similarity between SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), dengue, Zika,... Date: April 8, 2021
Healing what ails the Earth Dr. David Zeevi has microbes on his mind, having done his PhD in the lab of Prof. Eran Elinav,... Date: April 8, 2021
Gateways to the cell Dr. Nir Fluman’s research on cell membranes may have implications for cystic fibrosis, heart... Date: December 30, 2020
The pull of probability Dr. Eliran Subag is advancing probability theory, particularly Gaussian fields—a model of random... Date: December 15, 2020
Rewiring behavior via the brain Meet Dr. Michal Ramot, a new scientist investigating the brain’s resting-state activity, which... Date: December 15, 2020
Separating informational wheat from chaff How should the public navigate a bottomless sea of facts and information about science? Dr.... Date: December 15, 2020
Signals from the stars Dr. Barak Zackay hunts for exotic astrophysical phenomena such as supernovae, binary black holes... Date: December 15, 2020
The challenge of quantum cryptography Quantum computing holds major promise for faster and more powerful computers, but there are many... Date: December 14, 2020
As far as the eye can see—and beyond Our eyes—and the extensive human visual system behind them—have a remarkable ability to make... Date: September 14, 2020
Introducing Dr. Leeat Keren Cancer researchers are just beginning to unravel the interplay between the individual cells of a... Date: August 20, 2020
How the brain and body ‘talk’ to each other The brain and body maintain a continuous dialogue based on internal sensing of bodily states. Dr... Date: June 10, 2020
Exploring cancer's environment Dr. Leeat Keren studies how interactions among cancer cells, healthy cells, and immune cells... Date: October 7, 2019
Making a material difference Dr. Aharoni is finding new materials that take shape and function in unprecedented ways. Date: October 7, 2019
How to close the curriculum gap What do we teach when we teach math? According to Dr. Alon Pinto, for even the most experienced... Date: October 7, 2019
Finding Earth 2.0 The notion of life on other planets has fired human imagination for centuries. Dr. Sagi Ben-Ami... Date: October 7, 2019
Modern-day ocean explorer As climate change continues to transform the face of the planet, understanding the role of the... Date: October 7, 2019
Teaching computers to see and hear The human visual system has a remarkable ability to make sense of the 3D world from 2D... Date: October 7, 2019
Introducing Dr. Moshe Biton The study of the dynamics of the human gut is shedding light on a plethora of diseases, and Dr.... Date: October 3, 2019
Introducing Dr. Ephraim Shahmoon Physics at the quantum level—extremely small particles like atoms and photons—is poised to... Date: October 3, 2019