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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
Students seen at the campus of Mount Scopus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on October 23, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
August 16, 2026, 10:55 am
2 Israeli universities listed among top 100 worldwide in Shanghai Ranking
Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Weizmann Institute both hold places in list, while the Technion falls out of top 100
By ToI Staff
Prof. Yehu Moran, head of the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, examines sea anemones in his lab. (Courtesy)
July 24, 2026, 1:31 am
Israeli scientists say they’ve discovered a unique immune system in sea anemones
Evolutionary split 600 million years ago upends long-held scientific belief that all animals share one ancestral antiviral system; study can help save endangered coral reefs
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: Students at Bar Ilan University, November 21, 2024 (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
July 10, 2026, 9:46 am
Top universities come out against legislation to expand gender segregation in academia
Tel Aviv University head: ‘Real, tangible danger’; Hebrew University says legislation would cause ‘direct harm to academic freedom’; Bar Ilan says quality of research would be harmed
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Veterinary hospital in Israel. (Courtesy)
July 3, 2026, 8:57 am
Superbugs threaten vision in animals – and can jump to humans, Israeli researchers warn
Scientists at Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Koret School of Veterinary Medicine say drug-resistant bacteria may cause a greater chance of blindness in 10 years; study calls for smarter antibiotic use
By Diana Bletter
Moshe ('Bogie') Ya'alon, a former IDF chief of staff and former defense minister, speaks at the inaugural debate of Al HaMoked (The Spotlight), an Oxbridge-style debating society, at the Old Knesset building, Jerusalem, June 29, 2026. (Nimrod Cohen)
July 2, 2026, 11:36 am
Debate returns to Old Knesset building for first time in 60 years
Hebrew University students launch Oxbridge-style debating society to provide alternative to ‘loud, shallow, public discourse’
By ToI Staff
The Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa. (Michael Chazan at the University of Toronto)
June 17, 2026, 5:31 am
In African cave, Israeli and international scientists find signs of earliest use of fire
Evidence of burns was detected on fossilized bones deep in the Wonderwerk Cave, setting back the clock for intentional use of fire from 1 million years ago to close to 1.8 million
By Rossella Tercatin
Prof. Itamar Harel in his lab in the Department of Genetics, the Silberman Institute, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (Courtesy/Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
June 11, 2026, 10:51 am
Live fast, die young: Israeli scientists link rapid-growth gene to early aging in fish
Alteration of VGLL3, also found in humans, results in shorter lifespan and higher tumor risk, say Hebrew University researchers, offering new evidence for decades-old evolutionary theory
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Masha Niv, left, with graduate student Nitsan Dallal at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition. (Courtesy)
April 1, 2026, 11:01 am
Say bye-bye to bitter herbs: Israeli researchers’ work aims to pass over tart tastes
Hebrew University of Jerusalem scientists’ compendium of 2,200 bitter molecules and their research on TAS2R14, a bitter receptor, can help make medicine ‘easier to swallow’ and even treat lung diseases
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Joshua Goldberg, Dept. of Medical Neurobiology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, left, and Joshua L. Plotkin, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Center for Nervous System Disorders, Stony Brook University School of Medicine. (Courtesy)
March 22, 2026, 4:19 pm
Israeli, US researchers find brain’s signals that make OCD behaviors hard to stop
Hebrew University of Jerusalem and SUNY Stony Brook scientists discover linked chemicals in pre-clinical trials in mice, potentially helping treat obsessive compulsive disorder
By Diana Bletter
Students at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, in Beersheba. November 4, 2025. (Liron Moldovan/Flash90)
March 8, 2026, 5:27 pm
Universities say they may start upcoming semester with online classes
Tel Aviv University delays opening until after Passover on April 12, to help reservists unable to get back to school, but others say they will begin next week or soon after
By Rossella Tercatin
Prof. Joseph (Yossi) Tam of the Tam Lab at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's School of Pharmacy in the Faculty of Medicine. (Courtesy/Tom Barnea)
March 6, 2026, 8:29 am
Israeli researchers find cannabis compounds could lead to 1st drug for fatty liver disease
As 1 out of every 3 adults worldwide suffers from the condition, Hebrew University scientists use non-psychoactive substances to change how the organ manages energy and cleans itself
By Diana Bletter
Dr. Nir Asch, a doctor and researcher in the psychiatric department of Rambam Health Care Campus. (Courtesy/Rambam Spokesperson's Office)
February 19, 2026, 10:35 am
In breakthrough, Israeli scientists use deep-brain stimulation to counter schizophrenia
Novel study by researchers at the Rambam Health Care Campus could help 21 million people worldwide suffering from the severe lifelong mental disorder
By Diana Bletter
Japanese biblical Hebrew scholar Takamitsu Muraoka in Jerusalem on December 30, 2008. (Courtesy of Matthew Morgenstern)
February 16, 2026, 5:51 pm
Takamitsu Muraoka, Japanese pioneer of Dead Sea Scrolls Hebrew studies, dies at 88
A prominent specialist in Semitic languages, Muraoka was proud to describe himself as the first Japanese student to complete a PhD at the Hebrew University
By Rossella Tercatin
Illustrative image of a brain scan (utah778; iStock by Getty Images)
February 5, 2026, 3:25 pm
Israeli researchers identify gene that causes elusive neurodevelopmental disorder
Using CRISPR, Hebrew University of Jerusalem team finds PEDS1 enzyme linked to reduced brain size; study maps 331 genes essential to brain and neuron development
By Diana Bletter
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