Although this winter was a classic, pleasant winter, it is not a representative example of recent winters.

A conversation with Dr. Efrat Sheffer from the Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, who studies how climate change will affect natural vegetation in Israel.
Her research showed - by analyzing data from the last 45 years - that everything we felt was true:
The dry season is getting longer, and the wet season is getting shorter and more extreme. We all feel thistrend.

Saving Our Planet is Not a Cliche, For this Researcher it’s the Center of What Matters

As the world is changing – how are we protecting nature?

Did you know that there is more to Mosquitoes than their stinger? Their sense of smell can actually help us!

A special program for Shavuot!

Everyone talks about cultured meat, but cultured milk is much more difficult and complex to produce, both scientifically and technologically: in this case we do not want to "only" take cells and grow them - but to make the cells produce exactly the same produce they produce in nature.

PhD student Yarin Livneh, a member of Prof Vainstein's group, discusses how she managed to edit the genome of lettuce to add extra vitamins and nutrients, making it healthier than before.

Is there a connection between the weather and mood not only for individuals but also for groups? Do countries and peoples also lose it when temperatures rise ? Conversation with Dr. David Hellman from the Department of Soil and Water Sciences, whose research showed a direct link between high temperatures and armed conflict in Africa and the Middle East.

Prof. Masha Niv was one of the first researchers in the world to characterize the loss of taste and smell in Corona. We asked her why medicines taste bitter and dealt with the question - Is there really no accounting for taste (and smell)?

Prof. Shai Morin specializes in insect-plant relationships. He studies the tiny tobacco moth aphid,  a major agricultural pest. What do we know about the disease-spreading aphid, which manages to repeatedly defeat the pesticide industry, and is it possible to learn to like them after thirty years?

A conversation with Dr. Oren Forkush, who studies animal behavior using artificial intelligence and is developing a universal translator to interpret animal behavior into human language.
Do humans have unique behaviors?