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A Little Dusty – but Alive

14.03.2023
Viruses & Microorganisms, Environment, Plants and Agriculture, Climate
​A Weizmann Institute study shows that some bacteria that hitch a long-distance ride on desert dust particles may touch down alive and kicking
An illustration showing four modular enzyme fragments (highlighted) that Weizmann Institute’s CADENZ method can combine to generate active enzymes at a hitherto unseen rate

Building Better Enzymes – by Breaking Them Down

12.01.2023
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Biochemistry, Evolution and Development, Environment, Energy, Plants and Agriculture, Climate, Benefiting Humanity, Biotechnology
In a major step toward greener industry, Weizmann Institute scientists create a computational method for generating enzymes with unprecedented...
Winter storms in the Southern Hemisphere / NASA Worldview

Harder Winters, Stronger Storms

26.05.2022
Planetary Science, Environment, Climate
New data reveals climate change might be more rapid than predicted
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Breakfast of Champions

26.04.2022
Organic Chemistry, Nutrition, Evolution and Development, Environment, Climate
A new study reveals how microscopic algae became exceptionally nutritious over time, driving evolution forward
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Bacteria and Plants Fight Alike

01.12.2021
Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Evolution and Development, Genetics, Environment, Plants and Agriculture
A bacterial mechanism for sensing infection may help boost plant defenses
Smoke near Australia

How Bushfire Smoke Traveled Around the World

18.03.2021
Environment, Climate
A study uncovers how some Australian fires produced a spreading stratospheric haze rivaling that of a volcanic eruption
Ocean Blooms

Ocean Blooms

01.03.2021
Environment
Dr. Flora Vincent talks about plankton, science outreach and her endless curiosity
All the Buzz about Pairing Up

All the Buzz about Pairing Up

08.02.2021
Theoretical Physics, Environment
A physical model explains a peculiar pairing of tiny midges inside a swarm
The research setup included an intake at the top of the mast. The Tara research schooner, 2016

Plastic is Blowing in the Wind

23.12.2020
Environment
The discovery of microplastics in the air above the ocean reveals the spread of this hazardous pollution
The Mass of Human-Made Materials Now Equals the Planet’s Biomass

The Mass of Human-Made Materials Now Equals the Planet’s Biomass

09.12.2020
Environment
We are doubling the mass of the human-made, “anthropogenic” part of the world every twenty years and the curve is not flattening

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Shedding Light on the Dark Hours

Credit: Coleen Murphy, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Cracking the Code of a Worm's Throat

“Eight Shining Examples of Excellence”

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Burning Cancer’s Bridges

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27.08.2024
The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions
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A Discovery to Set Your Heart a-Knocking