Articles in "Research and Science"

Israeli Researchers Detect Industrial Contaminants in Mediterranean Sharks

Sharks gathering off Israel’s Mediterranean coast near the Hadera power plant may serve as real-time indicators of environmental ...

Ecosystems May Be Hitting an Invisible Water Loss ‘Threshold,’ Scientists Warn

A new Israeli study challenges a long-standing assumption about how ecosystems lose water to the atmosphere, suggesting that even small ...

Parents, Not Sirens, Drive Children’s Stress Levels During War, Researchers Say

Young Israeli children are more affected by their parents’ emotional responses to conflict than by the frequency of air raid sirens, ...

Oral Health Begins in the Womb, Israeli Study Suggests

New Israeli research suggests mothers may shape their children’s oral health long before the first tooth appears, potentially offering ...

Scientists Decode Century-Old Puzzle Behind Glass-Like Materials

A century-old physics mystery is moving closer to resolution as new research sheds new light on how liquids transform into rigid, ...

Discovery of RNA ‘Dicing’ Could Change Cancer Treatment Approaches

A new study suggests that cancer may be fueled by a hidden trick inside our cells -- one that allows genetic instructions to be cut apart ...

Consumer Guilt May Be Costing Online Retailers Billions, Israeli Study Finds

Israeli researchers say guilt may play a major role in one of e-commerce’s biggest problems: abandoned shopping carts. Researchers at ...

Light Pollution May Undermine Immune Function and Survival, Scientists Warn

Artificial lighting at night can disrupt the body’s natural immune rhythms and significantly increase mortality risk in mammals, ...

Scientists Decode Bacterial Mechanism Driving Drug Resistance

Bacteria can prevent neighboring bacteria from acquiring useful genes, including those that confer antibiotic resistance, by destroying ...

Ancient Wheat DNA Offers Clues to Future Food Security

New research based on ancient DNA extracted from wheat grains discovered in Israel is reshaping scientific understanding of how agriculture ...