Crowdfunding platform OurCrowd closes new round for Jeff Pulver’s startup Zula, pushing total raised by fund to over $12m. in its first seven months.
The US company, Monsanto, has acquired Beeologics, an Israeli developer of targeted biological pest and disease control solutions for bees and bee colonies.Monsanto — a leading global provider of agricultural products for farmers in the United States and internationally – …
US critics banded together to hail Homeland, the Showtime television series, one of the best new shows to hit the small screen.
A new study at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev shows that voting is, scientifically, a stressful event. Researchers found that the level of cortisol – a hormone secreted in times of stress to help the body cope with threats — …
Something smells fishy? Need to smell the coffee? According to a new study by Weizmann Institute scientists, receptors in the nose’s smelling organ have more to do with how people perceive smells than previously thought.A team headed by Prof. Noam …
Less than a week after launching the Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Project, the Israel Museum counted more than a million hits on its new website featuring high-resolution photographs of the scrolls. The museum, together with Google Israel, launched the new …
Israeli documentarian Zippi Brand Frank won an Emmy Award for Google Baby – her film about creating a baby via the internet. Brand’s film was nominated as the HBO representative in the Outstanding Science and Technology Programming category, and was …
Israel’s population stands at 7,797,400 people, according to a survey put out by the Central Bureau of Statistics. It has become a tradition for the bureau to report on the country’s demography in the run up to the Jewish New …
Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer will play Superman’s mother in the new Hollywood movie, Man of Steel. Russell Crowe takes on the role of Superman’s father, alongside Zurer. Israeli actress Ayelet Zurer, seen here in ‘Angels&Demons’, has been cast as Superman’s …
A ship anchor dating back to the 4th or 5th century has been found off the coast of Bat Yam, reported Israel’s Antiquities Aurthority. Photo courtesy of Israel’s Antiquities Authority Archaeologist Jacob Sharvit, who heads the marine archaeology branch of …
A Tel Aviv University professor has identified the genetic mutation responsible for the unusual condition known as adermatoglyphia, or “Immigration Delay Disease.”Adermatoglyphia is a rare affliction that leaves some people without fingerprints – making it difficult for them to cross …
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