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The densely built city of Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, July 15, 2026. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
September 7, 2026, 12:35 am
Industrial zones, built up areas, suffer most heat in Gush Dan — study
Heat in built-up parts of Tel Aviv metropolis, including Bnei Brak, Ramat Gan, Bat Yam, Holon, and Rehovot, can be 4°C higher than in open areas in summer, 9°C higher in winter
By Sue Surkes
View of an empty classroom at a school in Tel Aviv, during a strike, on May 4, 2025. Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
August 26, 2026, 6:04 am
Israeli teachers lag behind OECD peers in literacy, numeracy, problem-solving — study
Shoresh Institution highlights educators’ low skill level in science, technology, engineering, math; recommends teachers first get a degree in a discipline, then a teaching qualification
By Sue Surkes
A Bengalese finch father (right) teaches his son how to sing. (Kazuo Okanoya)
August 18, 2026, 2:29 pm
Finches use the same rulebook as human babies to pick up language, study finds
International team that includes Israeli cognitive scientist adds Bengalese finches to humpback whales in search for animals that learn using same mathematical principles as we do
By Sue Surkes
A homeless man sits on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv, July 28, 2026. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
August 18, 2026, 9:56 am
State covers just 13% of registered food aid charities’ budgets, study finds
First national mapping of food aid groups finds vast gaps in geographical, sectoral distribution; calls for nutrition standards, reporting, coordination between groups and state
By Sue Surkes
The male pelvis (L) returns energy while walking, while the female pelvis (R) disperses energy, according to a new study. (Tel Aviv University)
August 17, 2026, 4:13 pm
His pelvis was made for walking. Hers? Not so much, claims study of Neanderthal bones
New research posits Neanderthal pelvises were surprisingly similar to those of modern females; reproductive needs prevented them from evolutionary development that allows males to walk farther
By Zev Stub
A slice of pizza. Beta-casein, successfully engineered into a plant at Jerusalem's Hebrew University, is one of the milk proteins responsible for making cheese melts. (Proformabooks, iStock by Getty Images)
August 16, 2026, 2:56 am
Milk from seeds: Israeli scientists produce key dairy protein from safflower plant
Hebrew University researchers say beta-casein, which helps cheese melt, can be found in ‘cream’ pressed from seeds, eradicating need for cows, and slashing costs and livestock emissions
By Sue Surkes
Flowering wild plants that were tested for drought both as individual species growing alone, and in a group. From top left to bottom right: Palestine catchfly, Israel marigold, purple clover, spring groundsel, common oat, and a mixed-species community containing all five species. (Barel Tsafon)
July 22, 2026, 4:36 pm
Drought makes Israeli wildflowers change bloom schedule, study finds
Hebrew University team finds timing of water shortages matters more than duration, with fall and spring droughts narrowing flowering season
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative image of an elderly woman lying in a hospital bed. (gorodenkoff, iStock by Getty Images)
July 15, 2026, 11:51 pm
Study: During heatwaves, chronic disease sufferers visit hospitals more, stay longer
Pointing to the need for high staffing and more beds during hot summers, Taub Center research finds that more men and more affluent people rush to hospitals for heat stress
By Sue Surkes
An adult male blue-tailed damselfly. (Charles J. Sharp, Sharp Photography, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)
June 12, 2026, 4:27 pm
Israeli study on how damselflies get their vivid colors could help replace toxic dyes
Scientists reveal how microscopic structures and pigments work together to create intense, stable hues
By Sue Surkes
Two dolphins seen during an Israel Nature and Parks survey of marine mammals and birds, May 10, 2026. (Matan Benedict, Delphis)
May 13, 2026, 8:00 am
Marine survey spots rare bird and thriving dolphins
Carried out by Israel Nature and Parks Authority, two-day survey along Mediterranean coast is first of its kind since 2022
By Sue Surkes
A golden spiny mouse. (Mickey Samuni-Blank, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)
April 27, 2026, 4:57 pm
Night light disrupts antibody production rhythms, may raise risk of death, Israeli study finds
Tel Aviv University research on mice, with implications for humans, finds artificial lighting from sources as common as streetlights disrupts mammalian immune system’s natural sense of time
By Sue Surkes
Ya'akobi wheat, named for Yakov Inon, an agronomist murdered by Hamas terrorists at Moshav Netiv Ha'asara on October 7, 2023. The drought-resistant wheat was developed at the Agriculture Ministry's R&D arm, the Volcani Institute. (Roi Ben David)
April 20, 2026, 11:15 am
New drought-resistant wheat variety named after October 7 victim
Hamas terrorists murdered agronomist Yakov Inon and his wife Bilha at Moshav Netiv Ha’asara. He was a consultant to the Volcani Instiute, which developed the variety
By Sue Surkes
Granulated yeast . (Zarina Lukash, iStock by Getty Images)
April 18, 2026, 8:54 pm
‘Test tube orgy’: Israeli scientists use yeast to assess humans’ mating preferences
Weizmann Institute researchers find that yeast born to preferred partners are fitter than those from one-night stands, showing how we choose mates who will produce healthiest offspring
By Sue Surkes
From left to right, Rajesh Pallava, Pallab Karjee, lab manager Guy Kamnesky, and Ashok Donthoju at the Ashraf Brik lab in the Shulich Faculty of Chemistry at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology on March 24, 2026. (Diana Bletter/Times of Israel)
April 10, 2026, 8:18 am
Undeterred by war, foreign students at universities learned what it means to be Israeli
As many international students stayed put despite constant missile fire, Israeli resilience became second nature – as did the routine of running from lab to safe room and back again
By Diana Bletter
This image provided by NASA Monday, April 6, 2026, shows the Moon as seen from the Orion Spacecraft (NASA via AP)
April 7, 2026, 12:44 pm
Weizmann Institute helps map Moon’s shadowy sources of ice
As Artemis II loops around Earth’s satellite and NASA prioritizes ice sampling for a lunar water supply, Israeli and US scientists are examining poles’ ancient ice traps
By Sue Surkes
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