Increasing numbers of free-roaming street cats is a global problem. In fact, stray cats are considered one of the world's most invasive species. However, while they pose a health risk to humans, destroy large numbers of ...
Ecology
Apr 6, 2022
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Perhaps you are wearing glasses while reading this or have a cell phone, binoculars, a virtual reality headset or telescope. All of them rely on high-quality lenses, which are bulky, expensive and heavy—especially when ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 28, 2022
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Sometimes, to see the roots, you have to look up.
Plants & Animals
Mar 4, 2022
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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