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Orenia fungi

Can't See the Fungi for the Trees: The Forest's Hidden Helpers

30.06.2020

Environment, Plants and Agriculture

Underground fungal networks transfer carbon between neighboring trees, even of different species

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The Magnetic History of Ice

28.06.2020

Planetary Science

The findings could help us understand the history of other bodies in our solar system

Grove of trees

In the Grove

25.06.2020

Environment, Plants and Agriculture

Dr. Rafat Qubaja's work on campus trees shows even small groves can help mitigate climate change

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RNAs Take a Plunge

24.06.2020

Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology

A shower of hyperpolarized water opens new avenues for the NMR study of biological molecules

Proteins with primitive arginine-based proteins (right) might have been capable of self-assembly and phase separation to create cell-like droplets

Which Came First?

22.06.2020

Biochemistry, Evolution and Development

An experiment in reconstructing primordial proteins solves a long-standing riddle

Observation of Excess Events in the XENON1T Dark Matter Experiment

Observation of Excess Events in the XENON1T Dark Matter Experiment

19.06.2020

Space & Physics, Theoretical Physics

Are they a sign of an infinitesimal impurity or a need to rewrite the physics books?

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Cracking Non-Classical Crystal Formation

16.06.2020

Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

Some crystals do not come together as predicted. New research explains why

Abstract image of two mice

What Does the “Love Hormone” Do? It’s Complicated

15.06.2020

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior

A study of mice in a semi-natural setting shows how the hormone oxytocin can amplify aggression as well as friendliness

Dirac Electrons Come Back to Life in Magic-Angle Graphene

Dirac Electrons Come Back to Life in Magic-Angle Graphene

14.06.2020

Particle Physics, Quantum Physics, Theoretical Physics

A new symmetry-broken parent state discovered in twisted bilayer graphene

Quiz: How Well Do You Know the Weizmann Institute Campus?

Campus Quiz: Can You Identify These Weizmann Institute Landmarks?

14.06.2020

Science & Culture

Test how well you know the Weizmann Institute campus, enjoy its beauty, and lighten your spirits with this quiz created by Dr. Tamir Klein of the Plant and Environmental Sciences Department

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