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Traps Could Unlock the Mystery of Lunar Ice

Apr 7, 2026 | Exploring the Physical World, Frontiers of the Universe

New evidence from the Weizmann Institute of Science and collaborators in the United States, suggests that ice has been accumulating on the Moon for 1.5 billion years – and reveals the most promising places to find it. More than half a century after the last crewed...

High-Rise Living: The Tiny Engineers that Build with Their Bodies

Mar 30, 2026 | Environmental Sustainability, Exploring the Physical World

Weizmann Institute scientists have revealed how weaver ants ‘think’ as a group and link their bodies together to ‘zipper’ the treetops. The rainforests of northern Australia are home to extraordinary ant colonies. Instead of dwelling in underground burrows, these ants...

How Yeast Find the Perfect Match

Mar 24, 2026 | Improving Health and Medicine

A mass mating event in a Weizmann Institute of Science lab has revealed how yeast cells choose partners – and what predicts the success of their offspring. While humans often struggle to find a partner who is both physically attractive and a reliable co-parent, yeast...

Phage’s Deep Pockets

Mar 17, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Improving Health and Medicine

Weizmann Institute of Science researchers have identified three new families of proteins that viruses use to disrupt bacterial immune signalling. The genomes of phages – viruses that infect bacteria – are largely composed of ‘dark matter’: genes that encode proteins...

Malaria’s mRNA: Messages that Mess with the Immune System

Mar 12, 2026 | Fighting Cancer, Improving Health and Medicine

The deadly malaria parasite uses its own messenger RNA to keep the host’s immune system jammed while it multiplies and spreads, researchers have discovered. RNA technology is regarded as one of the newest frontiers in medicine, but in fact a primordial innovator got...

Between Flood and Drought: The Metric That Could Better Explain What Happens to Water in the Age of Climate Change

Feb 25, 2026 | Environmental Sustainability, Protecting our Planet

According to a new metric revealed in a Weizmann Institute of Science study, arid regions may be closer to the ecological red line than previously thought. “How much rain fell?” is a key question in any discussion about climate. But perhaps there is an even more...

Gut Microbes Actively Support Immunity in People Living with HIV

Feb 16, 2026 | Improving Health and Medicine

A study conducted in Israel and Ethiopia, led by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science and Hadassah, reveals that the microbiome partly compensates for the immune damage caused by HIV infection. The circumstances surrounding a study on a deadly virus could...

Giant Planet’s Slimmer Profile

Feb 6, 2026 | Exploring the Physical World, Frontiers of the Universe

New Weizmann Institute of Science research has measured Jupiter’s dimensions with unprecedented precision. For over 50 years, we thought we knew the size and shape of Jupiter, the solar system’s largest planet. Now, Weizmann researchers have revised that knowledge...

Rethinking Longevity: Genes Matter More than We Thought

Feb 1, 2026 | Fighting Cancer, Improving Health and Medicine

A new Weizmann Institute of Science study has found that the genetic contribution to human lifespan is about 50 percent – more than double previous estimates. What determines how long we live – and to what extent is our lifespan shaped by our genes? Surprisingly, for...

How Rats Avoid Being Fooled by Their Own Whiskers

Jan 16, 2026 | Brain and Neural Science

Japanese researchers and a Weizmann Institute of Science team have revealed an engineering marvel inside rat whisker follicles, shedding light on their extraordinary sensory system. More than two decades ago, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science made an...

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