• Jun162026

    Hebrew University Awards 318 Doctorates in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Applied Sciences

    The Hebrew University of Jerusalem awarded 318 doctorates in the humanities, social sciences, and applied sciences at a festive ceremony…

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  • Jun162026

    How Plants Rush Energy to Injured Tissues to Help Them Heal

    A new study finds that plants respond to injury by actively redirecting sugars to damaged tissues, helping fuel the regeneration…

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  • Jun162026

    Humans started using fire over a million years earlier than previously thought, according to study

    A new study has uncovered evidence that early human ancestors were using fire in South Africa’s Wonderwerk Cave between 1.07…

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  • Jun102026

    When “you can’t” becomes “it’s done!” – from Antwerp to Mt Scopus

    For Marc’s family, support for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has never been a passing interest or a single act…

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  • Jun102026

    Can Virtual Reality Train Surgeons? A 2,000-Year-Old Experiment Reveals What’s Missing

    A new correspondence highlights a critical gap in modern medical education, arguing that digital simulations and virtual reality fail to…

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  • Jun102026

    Aerosols May Warm or Cool the Climate Depending on Timing, New Study Finds

    Researchers discover that tiny atmospheric particles can have opposite effects on Earth’s climate depending on how quickly the atmosphere responds. Why…

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  • Jun082026

    Corals have a hormonal clock and it looks surprisingly like ours

    A three-year study has cracked open the hidden biology behind coral reproduction, revealing hormone cycles that echo those of humans…

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  • Jun082026

    Three Israeli Researchers Inducted as Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

    Prof Tal Dvir of Tel Aviv University, Prof Hossam Haick of the Technion, and Prof Yaakov Nahmias of the Hebrew…

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  • Jun082026

    Water Use, Not Temperature Adaptation, Sustains Plant Carbon Uptake

    A new international study is challenging a long-held belief about how ecosystems continue absorbing carbon under global warming. Scientists found…

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  • Jun082026

    First-in-the-World Gene Therapy Delivers Missing Gene Directly to Infant’s Brain, Marking Historic Milestone in Precision Medicine

    Breakthrough treatment for rare and devastating epilepsy syndrome builds on years of research led by Hebrew University scientist Prof Rami…

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