Special Summer Issue 2012

In June, LHC particle accelerator scientists at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, CERN, near Geneva, announced the discovery of a new particle, which could possibly be the sought-after Higgs boson. The illustration on the cover depicts scattering particles from collisions within the accelerator

In June, LHC particle accelerator scientists at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, CERN, near Geneva, announced the discovery of a new particle, which could possibly be the sought-after Higgs boson. The illustration on the cover depicts scattering particles from collisions within the accelerator

Feature Articles

Life Begins at 80

At age 80, Prof. Victor Zalgaller dreamed the proof for a geometrical theorem

A Poet of Science

Prof. Aharon Katzir’s message is still relevant 40 years after his death in a terrorist...

The Deep Blue

Dr. Assaf Vardi and his Weizmann team joined a month-long research cruise to study the life cycle...

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Science Briefs

Switches for Stem Cells

When a critical step in stem cell differentiation goes awry, it can lead to cancer

A Cellular Microprocessor Keeps Its Cool

A complex for activating certain RNAs must avoid cutting up the wrong strands

Proof of Principle

Moth larva show their potential for producing human proteins

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Science Feature Articles

Spin Doctors

Spinning molecular gas vortices might have a number of practical applications

A Thing and Its Opposite

A particle that is its own antiparticle, first proposed in 1937, has made an appearance in a...

Complexity and the Single Cell

How does the fertilized egg start the process of becoming a diversified organism?

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Science and Culture

The Gentle Way

An Israeli Judo Youth champion takes on chemistry

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