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Extremely low frequency fields may have played an evolutionary role in living organisms, say Tel Aviv University researchers.

First-of-its-kind sweet basil cultivar is resistant to downy mildew, a severe global epidemic affecting basil plants.

When human tissue is damaged by trauma or disease, replacement tissue is needed by surgeons to repair it.

Humans’ superior cognitive and adaptive abilities and their tendency to anxiety, depression and other mental diseases may be two sides of same coin.

"We found, for the first time, that archerfish process these four features in much the same way humans identify a target amidst distracting shapes and colors."

Hebrew University scientists use novel algorithm to identify 27 molecules with significant potential for pharmaceutical success.

Researchers from the Technion and George Mason University have set a new record for the strength of metallic materials.

Israeli research could point the way to very different diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to peripartum cardiomyopathy.

Israeli discovery overcomes need for fertile soil and fresh water in the creation of eco-friendly bioplastics by using saltwater seaweed.

A recent report from Ben-Gurion University on wine and type 2 diabetes suggests that those with the disease might experience benefits if they switch from abstention to moderate drinking.

Researchers at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem have developed a new and unique material that can bind the radioactive isotope Caesium-137 in water, thereby purifying it.

Researchers at the Faculties of Biology and Computer Science at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa have engineered a new drug that combines several different strains of antibiotics.

Tel Aviv University researchers say cancer-fighting skills of eosinophils, the white blood cells that are responsible for allergies, could pave way to new drugs.