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The Israeli delegation to EGMO. (l-r) Nicole Grossman, Noga Friedman, Tamar Pe'er, and Ya'ara Schulman. Photo credit: Future Scientists' Center

Israeli Math Olympians Top European Competition

A team of mathletes, trained at the Weizmann Institute of Science, competes and wins several distinctions at the European Girls' Mathematical...

Dr. Efi Efrati and Dr. Luiz Da Silva

Solving a Plant Cell "Parking Garage" Puzzle

Biological organelles may be messy and crowded, but sometimes only an exact mathematical description will do

Pride awareness event at the Weizmann Institute of Science; Summer of 2018

Pride 2021: Science over the Rainbow

Promoting equality and gender-forward thinking at the Weizmann Institute of Science

Dr. Efi Efrati and Dr. Luiz Da Silva

Solving a Plant Cell "Parking Garage" Puzzle

Biological organelles may be messy and crowded, but sometimes only an exact mathematical description will do

MBZUAI President, Professor Eric Xing and President of the Weizmann Institute, Professor Alon Chen in Abu Dhabi

A Senior Delegation from the Weizmann Institute of Science Visits MBZUAI Campus in Abu Dhabi

The two parties discussed their new collaboration initiative to advance the field of artificial intelligence research

Dr. Efi Efrati and Dr. Luiz Da Silva

Solving a Plant Cell "Parking Garage" Puzzle

Biological organelles may be messy and crowded, but sometimes only an exact mathematical description will do

Electron microscopy images representing different views of the MC4 receptor bound to setmelanotide, in complex with proteins activated by the binding

The Hunger Games: Uncovering the Secret of the Hunger Switch in the Brain

A 3D structure reveals how a unique molecular switch in our brain causes us to feel full – and may help develop improved anti-obesity drugs

Ova in the early stages of their development in a segment of a fruit fly’s ovary

Bacterial Energizers

Energy production in the mitochondria was found to be regulated by microbes residing in the depths of the bowels

Yellow and red, showing the most frequently scanned areas, reveal the differences in scanning strategies employed by the sighted people (left) and the blind (right) while using ASenSub

Sight through Touch: The Secret Is in the Hand Movements

Recreating the “feel” of an object as participants move their fingers enables them to use their ingrained sensing strategies

Tomato; Shutterstock

GORKY Protein Turns Bitter Tomatoes Sweet

A huge new database helps reveal tomato riddles and may facilitate the breeding of delicious, disease-resistant tomatoes

Smoke near Australia

How Bushfire Smoke Traveled Around the World

A study uncovers how some Australian fires produced a spreading stratospheric haze rivaling that of a volcanic eruption

The Israeli delegation to EGMO. (l-r) Nicole Grossman, Noga Friedman, Tamar Pe'er, and Ya'ara Schulman. Photo credit: Future Scientists' Center

Israeli Math Olympians Top European Competition

A team of mathletes, trained at the Weizmann Institute of Science, competes and wins several distinctions at the European Girls' Mathematical...

Plant Microbiome Project Connects Students to Real-Time Research

High school students are out in the field, expanding our knowledge of an invisible ecosystem

Nahal Zin stream bed, Shutterstock

Following the Footsteps of Humankind out of Africa

Researchers returning to Boker Tachtit in Israel’s Negev illuminate an important chapter in modern humans’ origin story

The “Bomb Peak” May Realign Date of an Ancient Volcanic Event

Weizmann scientists resolve a controversy surrounding an ancient olive branch

MBZUAI President, Professor Eric Xing and President of the Weizmann Institute, Professor Alon Chen in Abu Dhabi

A Senior Delegation from the Weizmann Institute of Science Visits MBZUAI Campus in Abu Dhabi

The two parties discussed their new collaboration initiative to advance the field of artificial intelligence research

Prof. Meir Wilchek

An Affinity for Science

From refugee child to world-renowned scientist, Prof. Meir Wilchek opened doors to new techniques in research and industry around the globe

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Ova in the early stages of their development in a segment of a fruit fly’s ovary

Bacterial Energizers

Prof. Yardena Samuels

Prof. Yardena Samuels

Nahal Zin stream bed, Shutterstock

Following the Footsteps of Humankind out of Africa

"evolve: when science meets dance". Photo: Ami Jacobs

The Dance of Science

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Following the Footsteps of Humankind out of Africa

Right Off the Bat: Navigation in Extra-Large Spaces

A Natural Food Supplement May Relieve Anxiety

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