Articles in "University of Haifa"

Brain Synchronization During Social Interaction Tied to Mental Resilience, Study Says

A new University of Haifa study, shared exclusively with The Press Service of Israel, suggests that the degree to which two strangers’ ...

Pollution Chokes Sea Caves Used by Rare Mediterranean Monk Seals, Study Finds

Israeli and Cypriot scientists have uncovered significant human-made pollution inside coastal sea caves in the Mediterranean, revealing a ...

Drone Imagery and Machine Learning Revolutionize Mapping of Archaeological Sites

A new computational tool developed at the University of Haifa is changing how archaeologists document and analyze ancient ruins, using ...

The Dead Sea’s Hidden Plastic Problem: A Record of Decades of Waste

For more than two decades, plastic waste carried from urban areas has quietly accumulated along the Dead Sea’s shrinking coastline, ...

15,000-Year-Old Bird Bones Reveal Natufian Hunting in Israel’s Carmel Caves

When the prehistoric residents of the Carmel Caves looked west some 15,000 years ago, they would not have seen the Mediterranean Sea but a ...

Even Traumatized Parents Can Shield Their Children from War’s Emotional Toll, Study Finds

Even during war, parents can play a critical role in protecting their children, new research finds. The study shows that parental emotional ...

Israeli Archaeologists Uncover World’s Oldest Known Nursing Home

Israeli archaeologists have uncovered what may be the world’s oldest known nursing home, following the discovery of a rare Greek ...

Archaeologists Find Earliest Evidence of Bronze-Making in Land of Israel

Archaeologists have uncovered the first conclusive evidence that bronze was produced locally in the Land of Israel during the Early Iron ...

Ancient Jewish Sages Were Key Players in Mediterranean Wine Industry, New Study Shows

A new study from the University of Haifa sheds light on a little-known chapter of ancient Mediterranean history: Jewish religious scholars ...

Ancient Negev Wine Industry Offers Warning for Modern Climate Challenges

A University of Haifa study released on Wednesday sheds light on the remarkable success -- and eventual collapse -- of the wine industry ...


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