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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
Lionesses sit inside a cage in Deir al-Balah on October 1, 2025 after being relocated from the Rafah Zoo. (Bashar TALEB / AFP)
November 14, 2025, 8:11 am
In Gaza, a home for orphans steps up to save starving animals from Rafah’s troubled zoo
After fleeing with monkeys, lions and more, a family’s pleas for help feeding the menagerie brought Gaza Children Village to the rescue, but some ask why the critters are still crammed in the Strip at all
By Nurit Yohanan
The red-eared slider, native to the southern US and far northern Mexico, has become invasive in Israel, according to the latest Red List on reptiles. (slowmotiongli/iStock)
September 9, 2025, 12:50 pm
Four in ten reptile species in Israel at risk of extinction, rare audit finds
Threats range from construction, agriculture, destruction of open space to invasive and feral species, solar fields, sand mining, off-road vehicles, and military activity
By Sue Surkes
A female moth lays eggs on a leaf. (Dana Ment, Volcani Institute)
July 15, 2025, 9:22 am
Insects listen in on plants ‘talking,’ groundbreaking Israeli study is first to show
Tel Aviv University researchers find moths deciding where to lay eggs based on high frequency clicks emitted by plants, avoiding those that let out noisy distress signals
By Sue Surkes
Oriental hornets feeding on a fig fruit. (Prof. Eran Levin)
October 28, 2024, 1:25 pm
Buzzed but never drunk: Research shows Oriental hornets defy alcohol’s effects
Tel Aviv University team believes surprise findings could be used to develop new models for studying alcoholism
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative photo of a man training his dog, in the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, on January 10, 2019. (David Cohen/Flash90)
June 19, 2024, 9:15 am
TAU’s $10 million Doolittle prize seeks scientists who can ‘talk to the animals’
The award inaugurated this month at Tel Aviv University hopes to spur research, with the aim of creating human-animal dialogue ‘at their own level’
By Gavriel Fiske
Swaths of sea urchin skeletons washed up on the shore. (Jean-Pascal Quod)
May 23, 2024, 8:15 pm
Deadly pathogen that wiped out Eilat’s sea urchins reaches Indian Ocean
Facing fears of global epidemic, Tel Aviv University scientists, who first identified local die-off and specific pathogen, are working with regional partners to understand more
By Sue Surkes
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