How plants make aerial roots
Sometimes, to see the roots, you have to look up.
Plants & Animals
Mar 4, 2022
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Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Big-data tracking technologies can uncover wildlife secrets and improve conservation efforts
Recent advances in wildlife tracking techniques have enabled large-scale data collection on the detailed movements of many animal species. The application of these approaches has revealed new insights into how animals use ...
Ecology
Feb 17, 2022
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Ice-age remains near Sea of Galilee show ancient residents thrived as ice melted
A new article published today in PLOS ONE by a Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU)'s Institute of Archaeology team and colleagues focused on the remains of a previously submerged fisher-hunter-gatherer camp on the shores ...
Archaeology
Jan 26, 2022
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Religiosity influences the effectiveness of shaming children
What do you think is the best way to raise children? One method is psychological control where parents attempt to improve their children's behavior by making them feel shame or guilt about their actions. Another form of ...
Social Sciences
Dec 21, 2021
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Newly-identified state in bacteria has major implications for antibiotic treatment and resistant strains
For almost two years, newsfeeds have kept us updated on the daily battle to annihilate the coronavirus. So, it' s easy to forget that there are also many types of bacteria threatening human health—our survival depends ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 17, 2021
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Closer to a simple and efficient method of quantum encryption
Banks and government departments are already investing heavily in quantum encryption that relies on laser beams. However, laser beams often release several photons at once or none at all. A team at Hebrew University developed ...
Nanophysics
Nov 16, 2021
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Siege ramps and breached walls: Ancient warfare and the Assyrian conquest of Lachish
The Assyrians were one of the Near East's biggest superpowers, controlling a land mass that stretched from Iran to Egypt. They accomplished this feat with military technologies that helped them win any open-air battle or ...
Archaeology
Nov 9, 2021
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Metal pollution: If it's in the air—and our iPhones—it'll end up in our bones
In our increasingly industrialized world, what we produce "out there" has a direct impact on what happens in here, inside our bodies. A new study by Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) reveals the link between rates of metal ...
Environment
Aug 16, 2021
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Sealed, signed and delivered
A team of archaeologists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) made a rare discovery when they unearthed a small clay seal impression dating back some 7000 years. The impression, with two different geometric stamps ...
Archaeology
Jun 10, 2021
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Bio-sensor detects early signs of plant stress to prevent climate-related crop failure
In an effort to increase agricultural productivity and limit waste, a team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU)'s Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment developed a method to detect ...
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2021
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