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https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/neural-activity-bats-measured-flight
April 18, 2013
Animals navigate and orient themselves to survive – to find food and shelter or avoid predators, for example. Research conducted by Dr. Nachum Ulanovsky and research student Michael Yartsev of the Weizmann Institute’s Neurobiology Department, published today in Science, reve...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/weather-outer-planets-only-goes-so-deep
May 16, 2013
What is the long-range weather forecast for the giant planets Uranus and Neptune? These planets are home to extreme winds blowing at speeds of over 1000 km/hour, hurricane-like storms as large around as Earth, immense weather systems that last for years and fast-flowing jet strea...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/mice-“big-brother”-setup-develop-social-structures
June 17, 2013
How does a social animal – mouse or human – gain dominance over his or her fellow creatures? A unique experiment conducted by Dr. Tali Kimchi and her team in the Weizmann Institute’s Neurobiology Department provides some unusual insight into the social behavi...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/past-brain-activation-revealed-scans
June 25, 2013
What if experts could dig into the brain, like archaeologists, and uncover the history of past experiences? This ability might reveal what makes each of us a unique individual, and it could enable the objective diagnosis of a wide range of neuropsychological diseases. New researc...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/scientific-archaeology/oldest-use-flowers-grave-lining
July 10, 2013
When did people first begin to express their feelings with flowers? It turns out that in prehistoric times, Mount Carmel residents in what today is northern Israel buried their dead on a literal bed of fragrant wild flowers, such as Judean sage, as well as blooming plants of...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/campus/israeli-team-takes-medals-math-olympiad
July 28, 2013
The Ira The team that represented Israel at the International Mathematical Olympiad in Santa Marta, Colombia, has won six medals – one gold, three silver and two bronze. The Israeli team was ranked 13th among 97 participating countries. Team members are “gradua...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/earth-sciences/pathway-potato-poisons
July 31, 2013
In 1924, Science magazine reported on a fatal case of potato poisoning: James B. Matheney of Vandalia, Illinois, had gathered about one and a half bushels of tubers, which had turned green due to sunlight exposure. Two days after eating the potatoes, most...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/space-physics/gene-decoding-obeys-road-traffic-rules
July 31, 2013
One of life’s most basic processes – transcription of the genetic code – resembles road traffic, including traffic jams, accidents and a police force that controls the flow of vehicles. This surprising finding, reported recently by Weizmann Institute researchers in Nature Co...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/chemistry/guided-growth-nanowires-leads-self-integrated-circuits
July 31, 2013
Researchers working with tiny components in nanoelectronics face a challenge similar to that of parents of small children: teaching them to manage on their own. The nano-components are so small that arranging them with external tools is impossible. The on...
https://wis-wander.weizmann.ac.il/life-sciences/mouse-groups-reveal-complex-relationships
September 2, 2013
A common belief is that our modern, stimulation-filled environment encourages individualistic behavior (or anti-social behavior, depending on one’s point of view), while simpler surroundings give rise to a more developed community life. New research at the Weizmann Institute show...
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