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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, Environment, Environment, Climate
Are tiny packages of cellular material helping the algal cells or the viruses that infect them? 
Beet-colored tomatoes

Rhapsody in Red Violet

14.08.2017
Biochemistry, Nutrition, Systems Biology, Plants and Agriculture
Pigments made by beets may help boost resistance to disease and the nutrition value of crops
tomatoes

Give Me a Break: Chromosomal Breaks Facilitate Precise Breeding in Plants

04.07.2017
Life Sciences, Stem Cells, Genetics, Plants and Agriculture
Using the plant's own DNA repair mechanisms could help breeders select the traits they want
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? 
the Paris Hilton Institute of Plastic Pollution Solutions (PHIPPS)

Pre-April Fools' Joke: An Important Announcement from PHIPPS

29.03.2017
Environment, Nanoscience
A recent scientific breakthrough in the study of hydration is to be further developed with support from the Weizmann Institute of Science
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
Arabidopsis leaves with and without cholesterol

High Cholesterol Is Good News – in Plants

20.02.2017
Biochemistry, Nutrition, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Plants and Agriculture
The biochemical steps to making cholesterol in plants turn out to be surprisingly similar to those in animals 
chiral molecules select electron spins

Controlling Electron Spin for Efficient Water Splitting

13.02.2017
Nano Physics, Quantum Physics, Energy, Nanoscience, Materials Science
The method could lead to solar-based production of hydrogen for fuel 

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