An Israeli researcher has discovered that children’s brains undergo sometimes surprising changes as they learn to read.
Culture
Israel: Shining bright for 65 years
ISRAEL21c’s birthday tribute to Israel through the lens of photographers.
The need for speed is just an illusion
Israeli psychologist invents a device to prove how little time drivers actually save by hitting the pedal to the metal.
Social beauty site Preen.Me is sitting pretty
Tamar Yaniv’s Preen.Me just raised $800,000 to make her site the go-to peer authority in the $60 billion cosmetics market.
An A+ Israeli app for school
sCoolWork is an application that helps kids do homework more effectively. But it won’t cheat for you.
Green thumbs up for funky Israeli planters
Forget window boxes. These colorful space-saving garden pots just won a Red Dot Award for their simple ingenuity.
Hollywood’s hair secrets
It’s one of the world’s hottest hair products – and it’s made in Israel.
Tel Aviv home to world’s most beautiful people
Readers of online travel mag, Travelers Digest, think the men and women of Tel Aviv are among the best looking in the world. Of course we agree.
Furniture for presidents
Clients include Golda Meir, David Ben Gurion and Chaim Weizmann, but now Kastiel, Israel’s most famous name in fine furniture since 1942, is opening a new line geared to smaller budgets.
How far can you spit a pit?
Olive lovers of all ages came to find out, at Israel’s first official olive-pit spitting contest.
Make a splash in Israel’s top 10 swimsuits of the year
Israel is the home of such iconic swimwear labels as Gottex and Diva. ISRAEL21c takes a look at the top 10 swimsuits to wear this summer.