20 beautiful snaps of the winter storm blanketing Jerusalem and the Golan

Snow is rare and never lasts for long in Israel’s capital, but when it comes it turns the city into an astounding winter wonderland. Enjoy our photos of the snow.

Experts agree it’s a bad idea to try and catch Covid-19

10 Israeli startups that are electrifying transportation

Redesigning batteries, motors, vehicles and airplanes take transportation tech into the greener, leaner post-gasoline age.

The ingenious lab where you can hear sights and feel sounds

At one university in Israel, scientists are creating portals between the senses and even reprogramming our senses.

Why flash floods are intensifying and what to do about it

Flash floods can’t be prevented or even well monitored, but there are ways to protect people and property from their deadly effects.

Israel’s first Winter Paralympics athlete is alpine skier

Sheina Vaspi, 20, is making history for Israel, first at the World Alpine Skiing Championships in Lillehammer and in March at Paralympics in Beijing.

Israeli figure skating duo chase ‘impossible dream’ to Beijing

After training for only 3 months, Evgeni Krasnopolski and Hailey Kops won one of 19 slots allotted to figure-skating pairs at the Winter Olympics.

Sewage is an early-warning system for Covid outbreaks

Analyzing wastewater provides surprisingly accurate detection of viral outbreaks in specific areas before anybody feels sick.

Would your building survive an extreme weather event?

FEMA and the World Bank are using 3D aerial maps created by an Israeli startup to protect residents from extreme weather and assess damage after disasters.

Israeli STEM program empowers girls in Ghana

World ORT Kadima Mada trains female university students in Ghana to teach coding, animation and other science and technology skills to young girls.

8 outstanding young Israelis to watch in 2022

In honor of the new year, here are some of the top stars born after the year 2000 to watch.

Revolutionary implant could ease congestive heart failure

Restore Medical is testing a revolutionary implantable device hoped to reduce symptoms and repeat hospitalizations in people with CHF.

9 technologies to help the world’s trees

To celebrate the Jewish environmental holiday of Tu B’shvat, find out about the top ag-tech companies working to ensure the health and wellbeing of our trees.

Moovit powers public-transport independence for the blind

Partnership with WeWALK enables vision-impaired Moovit app users anywhere to get real-time bus and train information, navigation guidance.

The answer to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s is all in your eyes

A new AI platform can accelerate and improve drug development, monitoring, and care for neurological disorders using information from the eyes captured via smartphone or webcam.

Why I got the fourth Covid-19 shot, despite my ambivalence

Israel was the first country in the world to authorize a third and fourth dose. Pioneering is central to this country’s DNA. I don’t mind being a guinea pig if it means keeping myself and my loved ones safe.

22 Israeli startups that shone at CES 2022

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas was back this year. Here are 22 of the best Israeli startups that lit up the world’s best electronics exhibition.