Peer-reviewed research at Hebrew University's Pharmacy School could lead to drug treatments for people with autism and other neurological conditions

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev scientists discover that crustaceans' stripes are made of one of the thinnest and most efficient white materials in nature

First extensive exploration of Israel's deep-sea economic waters by Israeli-UK team identifies two species of threatened whales that are sensitive to underwater noise

Marine experts rush to understand cause of mass die-offs of keystone species that feeds on algae, as pathogenic parasite spreads quickly, killing the creatures within 48 hours

Cambridge University team discovers that specific cellular-level lipids that accumulate in the genetic disease attack and kill deadly TB bacterium, hope to develop new treatment

Scientists discover clicking sounds, which humans can't hear and which differ based on species and type of stress; wonder what uses other plants, animals make of the information

Study published in Nature holds out hope for patients by pointing to an existing drug that could undergo trials for use in fighting metastases

Researchers warn that heat waves in the Eastern Mediterranean likely to occur seven times more often and last three times longer by century's end

YIVO Institute and National Library of Israel make renowned author's papers available online after they were locked away by his widow for decades, inaccessible to researchers

Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur discusses the president's efforts to mediate the contested plan as health and science writer Nathan Jeffay looks at the results of 3 new studies