Ancient skull from Galilee cave offers clues to the first modern Europeans

Wednesday, Jan 28, 2015

The discovery of a 55,000-year-old partial skull in Northern Israel provides new insights into the migration of modern humans out of Africa. The rare find was reported in the journal Nature last...

Centipede Genes Offer Evolutionary Clues

Monday, Dec 8, 2014

Centipedes, those many-legged creatures that startle us in our homes and gardens, have been genetically sequenced for the first time. In a new study in the journal PLoS Biology, an international...

CollPlant Pioneered Method Used in Ebola Vaccine Research

Thursday, Dec 4, 2014

As Ebola continues to be in the headlines, scientists urgently look for treatments. One treatment option may stem from the tobacco plant, which is used to synthesize antibodies for a...

“Immense Heaven”

Friday, Sep 19, 2014

“Immense Heaven”: Astronomers use new techniques to define galactic supercluster, map our neighborhood in space A Hebrew University of Jerusalem researcher is part of an international team of...

HU Researchers Map Israel’s Deepest Cave

Wednesday, Sep 3, 2014

Researchers from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered the deepest cave in Israel. Located near Israel’s border with Lebanon, the cave was recently mapped by researchers from the...

Was da Vinci Wrong?

Tuesday, Jul 8, 2014

New paradigm shows that friction and fracture are interrelated, say Hebrew University physics researchers Overturning conventional wisdom stretching all the way to Leonardo da Vinci, new Hebrew...

How Octopuses Don’t Tie Themselves in Knots

Tuesday, Jun 24, 2014

An octopus’s arms are covered in hundreds of suckers that will stick to just about anything, with one important exception: those suckers generally won’t grab onto the octopus itself, otherwise...

How a parental imprinting disorder is achieved

Thursday, Jun 19, 2014

Major breakthrough in understanding how a parental imprinting disorder is achieved Scientists at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem have reported a major breakthrough in understanding the...

Extinct types of humans

Wednesday, Jun 18, 2014

How are we different and what gave us the advantage over extinct types of humans like the Neanderthals? Jerusalem — In parallel with modern man (Homo sapiens), there were other, extinct types of...

Can the blind ‘hear’ colors and shapes?

Wednesday, Apr 9, 2014

Yes, show Hebrew University researchers Jerusalem -- What if you could ‘hear’ colors? Or shapes? These features are normally perceived visually, but using sensory substitution devices...

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