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Can an Antifreeze Protein also Promote Ice Formation?

14.03.2019
Climate, Chemistry
New research shows that some antifreeze proteins can do both
Yatir station

Standing up to the Heat

10.01.2019
Plants and Agriculture, Climate
A new method of measuring how forests moderate the climate gets tested under extreme conditions
satellites

CT for Clouds: A Fleet of Micro-Satellites Will See into the Smallest Clouds

17.12.2018
Space & Physics, Lasers & Optics, Environment, Climate
An Israeli-German mission to launch a formation of ten tiny satellites that use medically-inspired CT algorithms to answer climate questions wins a €...
Fragments of phytoplankton outer shell

In Passing, Plankton Reach the Clouds

25.10.2018
Planetary Science, Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Climate
When viral infection wipes out an algal bloom, fragments may turn airborne, increasing clouds and cooling the surface below
Illustration: Trees in Africa

Dry but Fruitful: Semi-Arid Forests Could Offset Climate Change

29.01.2018
Earth Sciences, Environment, Plants and Agriculture, Climate
Planting trees in some surprising places could increase rainfall and lower atmospheric carbon
Google Earth map displaying storm tracks in the North Atlantic region

Off Track: How Storms Will Veer in a Warmer World

13.11.2017
Planetary Science, Climate
Weizmann Institute of Science research uncovers the internal mechanisms driving storms toward the poles
Dr. Daniella Schatz and Prof. Assaf Vardi

Algae Open “Message in a Bottle” at Their Own Risk

09.11.2017
Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Evolution and Development, Earth Sciences, Environment, Climate
Are tiny packages of cellular material helping the algal cells or the viruses that infect them? 
dust storm

The Dust Storm Microbiome

27.06.2017
Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Environment, Climate
Wind from the desert brings more than dust
algal bloom from space

A Blooming Desert in the Heart of the Ocean

06.04.2017
Environment, Climate
How do algal blooms spread in areas where nutrients are scarce? 
How does rock weathering affect the ocean's acidity?

First Oceans May Have Been Acidic

14.03.2017
Planetary Science, Environment, Climate
A model of ion flux in the oceans shows carbon dioxide driving ocean acidity

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CEST la vie: High-Powered Magnets Improve Early Detection of Cancer in Rats

Dr. Michal Leskes

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Host and Virus Face Off over RNA Modification

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08.04.2019
New Clinical Study Being Launched at the Weizmann Institute of Science
E. Coli
27.03.2019
Same Microbe, Different Effect
21.03.2019
Historic partnership between the Weizmann Institute of Science and Institut Curie