The Weekly - Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

A veterinarian vaccinates poultry against avian influenza. Photo by
Pordee Aomboon, via Shutterstock

Innovation

Will bird flu trigger a human pandemic?

Severe outbreak in US among animals, with some human cases, causes worry but there’s good reason to believe bird flu isn’t the next Covid-19.

Abigail Klein Leichman

Security lines at airports are a major pain point of travel that SeeTrue is easing. Photo by Marius Dobilas via Shutterstock.com

Innovation

AI threat-detection tech moves airport security lines faster

Abigail Klein Leichman

Photo via Instagram of Rebecca Kahan Ceramics

Life

Eight lighting designers that will light up your Hanukkah

Yulia Karra

Innovation

Scientists decode health benefits behind intermittent fasting

Yulia Karra

Roi Levi shot this photo titled “Icelandic Reflection.”

Earth

The astrophotographer who chases the northern lights

Abigail Klein Leichman

Life

Israeli Arabs feel shared destiny with Jews during war

More than half of Israel’s Arab population believe Gaza war has increased their sense of shared destiny with Jews, and 33.9% define their Israeli citizenship as the dominant component of identity, study shows.

John Jeffay

Earth

Israeli plant-based meat comes to US retailers

Abigail Klein Leichman

A "beef" wrap made with Chunk Foods' plant-based meat. Photo courtesy of Chunk Foods

Innovation

Gaza war inspires astonishing Israeli medical advances

Innovation

New accelerator fosters innovation in Arab society

John Jeffay

Eco Wave Power’s installation, in blue, at Jaffa Port. Photo courtesy of Eco Wave Power

Earth

Israel launches pilot wave-energy power plant on Jaffa coast

John Jeffay

In this week’s newsletter:

Will the latest outbreak of H5N1, which has been infecting animal species other than birds, lead to a pandemic among humans?
How Israeli company SeeTrue is making the process of an airport security screening more efficient.
Check out the most interesting designs of lamps and menorahs for each day of Hanukkah.
Find out how the trendy fasting method can actually improve your overall health.

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