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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...

Illustration: Trees in Africa
Dry but Fruitful: Semi-Arid Forests Could Offset Climate Change
29.01.2018
Environment, 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

Convective clouds forming over the Amazon in a blanket smoke. Image: Prof. Ilan Koren
No Limits to Human Effects on Clouds
08.06.2014
Planetary Science, Environment, Climate

Weizmann Institute research shows how atmospheric particles affect cloud formation in real...

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Let it Rain
16.02.2012
Environment, Energy, Climate

Added particles in the atmosphere could be affecting rainfall patterns

Satellite image of a marine stratocumulus system, courtesy of NASA
Self-Organizing Clouds
01.02.2011
Environment, Energy, Climate
Some marine cloud systems reveal a puzzling pattern: a nearly perfect grid of cloud cells with hexagonal shapes
Environmental science students' conference
CARESSing the Environment
01.10.2009
 
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Scientists Reveal Soot’s Role in Climate Change
Scientists Reveal Soot’s Role in Climate Change
14.08.2008
Environment, Climate

Scientists' findings may cause climatologists to rethink soot’s role in shaping the Earth’s climate. The scientists...

Dr. Ilan Koren. Clear data on clouds
Hard Rain
01.10.2006
Environment, Climate

Do tiny particles in the atmosphere cool things down or warm them up? The answer's not so simple
Tiny Airborne Particles are a Major Cause of Climate Change
Tiny Airborne Particles are a Major Cause of Climate Change
17.07.2006
Space & Physics, Environment, Climate
The local effect of atmospheric aerosols can be greater than the greenhouse effect
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Illustration of SARS-CoV-2 attaching to an ACE2 receptor located on the host cell's membrane. Source: Shutterstock
18.08.2021
Putting a Super Cork on the Coronavirus
The Egyptian fruit bat in three dimensional flight. Photo: Steve Gettle; Design: Maayan Visuals
11.08.2021
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08.08.2021
“Emotional COVID-19”: How the Global Pandemic Affected the Mental Well-Being of Israelis
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A cell’s decision to commit suicide involves an exchange of information between two suicide mechanisms

The Limits of Computing

Computers can solve complex problems but they are far from omnipotent. Prof. Ran Raz of the Weizmann Institute's Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Department is trying to portray the limits...

Israeli Researchers to Participate in European Commission Flagship

The European Commission has officially announced the selection of the Human Brain Project (HBP) as one of its two Future Emerging Technologies (FET) Flagship projects.