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Newly discovered climate mechanism highlights role of oceans

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Air Haifa gets ready to fly to regional destinations

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Increase in thunderstorms may speed up climate crisis

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The Suzanne Dellal Center for Dance and Theater in the Neve Tzedek neighborhood of South Tel Aviv. Photo by Flash90

5 historical landmarks that capture the spirit of Neve Tzedek

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Using E. coli bacteria to detect deadly landmines safely

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First-ever device for releasing a baby’s stuck shoulder at birth

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Study: AI decision-support software boosts IVF potential

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Brenmiller’s bGen ZERO utilizes crushed rocks to store energy in the form of heat and dispatches low-cost steam, hot water or hot air on demand. Photo courtesy of Brenmiller Energy

Hospital makes historic shift to sustainable electric heat

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Minded cofounder Matan Yariv at Cybertech in Tel Aviv. Photo via Instagram

The Gen Z entrepreneur bringing edtech to his own generation

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Doctors’ advice for safe fasting on Yom Kippur (or anytime)

By Abigail Klein Leichman

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30 companies to represent Israel at COP28 in UAE

A United Hatzalah volunteer aiding a woman in the Moroccan village of Tizi Ouaddou. Photo courtesy of United Hatzalah

Aid groups find sadness and solidarity in earthquake-torn Morocco

By Abigail Klein Leichman

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Netflix buys rights to Israeli cop drama series

The new National Library of Israel building designed by Herzog and de Meuron with Mann-Shinar. Photo © Laurian Ghinițoiu

A peek into the magnificent new National Library of Israel

By Judith Sudilovsky

A jazzy door in Kikar Hamusica (Music Square) on Yoel Moshe Salomon Street in downtown Jerusalem, where the shops, restaurants and a museum are devoted to music. Photo by Rachel Fisher

15 of the coolest doors in Israel

By Rachel Fisher

The roofs of Odessa. Photo by Hrecheniuk Oleksii via Shutterstock.com

Israeli Trauma Coalition opens new center in Odessa

TAU’s Faculty of Medicine. Photo by Chen Galili/Tel Aviv University

Israeli med school will prioritize underrepresented people

Sensors monitor honeybees so they can pollinate better

By Abigail Klein Leichman

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AI matchmaker heralds new era in nano cancer treatment

A student checking out the Robot Chef at the University of Denver. Photo courtesy of SavorEat

Plant-based Robot Chef coming to U. Denver this fall

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Russian and Ukrainian immigrants learning to cook together in southern Israel. Photo courtesy of JNF-USA

The place where Russians and Ukrainians learn to cook side by side

Amit Sofer blowing the shofar in front of the Knesset. Photo by Hodaya Toledano

Artist with world’s longest shofar tooting for world record

Clay rattle fragment. Photo by Clara Amit/Israel Antiquities Authority.

Ancient Muslim pilgrims engaged in magic rituals on way to Mecca

Laguna Health cofounders Yoni Shtein and Yael Adam. Photo courtesy of Laguna Health

An app that helps you recover at home after hospitalization

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Large prey extinction sparked human evolutionary changes

Members of United Hatzalah's advanced team leaving Marrakech and heading to the disaster zone, September 10, 2023. Photo courtesy of UH

Israeli aid groups assist Morocco in quake aftermath

Version Bravo participants in Santa Barbara. Photo courtesy of Version Bravo

Israeli and US Navy SEALs dive into startup world together

By Abigail Klein Leichman

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Iowa prepares Israeli ag-tech startups to enter US market

Origami can help teach geometry. Photo by Marsel Mansuro via Shutterstock.com

Learning geometry through the art of origami

Samaritans celebrating Sukkot on Mount Gerizim in Israel. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90

9 High Holidays experiences not to miss in Israel

Israeli lab creates 14-day human embryo models from stem cells

One of the 1,900-year-old Roman spatha swords which was hidden, likely by Jewish rebels, in a cave in the Judean desert. Photo by Dafna Gazit/IAA

Four rare ancient Roman swords discovered in Judean Desert cave

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Apply to join ISRAEL21c’s CreatorClub

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By ISRAEL21c Staff

Innovation

From left, AI21 Labs cofounders Prof. Amnon Shashua, Ori Goshen and Prof. Yoav Shoham. Photo by Roei Shor

AI21 Labs raises $155m at $1.4b valuation

By Abigail Klein Leichman

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Blood test checks for bipolar, lithium treatment potential

The Pluri Matrix. Photo by Michael Brikman

The versatile tech that can cure radiation sickness and culture meat

By Abigail Klein Leichman

The FloWeavers app aims to increase class participation and ease the teacher’s workload. Photo courtesy of FloWeavers

App helps teachers engage schoolchildren

An interactive sand table lets kids experience geography, topology and climatology with all their senses. Photo courtesy of Gordon College

A classroom where teachers and kids have fun, and succeed

By Abigail Klein Leichman

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Male and female brains respond to stress differently

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New device tests your sweat for heart fitness

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Florida university students learn Innovation Nation secrets

By Abigail Klein Leichman

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An enhanced method of phototherapy against breast cancer

Faye offers AI-powered travel insurance and services. Image courtesy of Faye

Why Israel is disrupting the US insurance industry

By Abigail Klein Leichman

Curespec’s Nephrospec device. Photo courtesy of Curespec

Startup aiming to keep kidney patients off dialysis

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Digital Ambassadors

Apply for the ISRAEL21c Digital Ambassador Internship

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