The US National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has announced the election of Professor Judith Berman of Tel Aviv University (TAU) as a member. The Academy currently comprises 2,750 American scientists and an additional 557 international members representing all scientific disciplines. Professor Berman is the 47th Israeli researcher to be elected to the NAS, and the… Read More
A new study by Tel Aviv University (TAU) researchers offers a novel explanation for a longstanding mystery in prehistoric research: Why heavy-duty stone tools used by early humans for more than a million years disappeared and were replaced by smaller, more refined tools. According to the study, published in the journal Quaternary Science Reviews on… Read More
Many people invest considerable time and effort in physical exercise with the goal of losing weight, but the results often fall short of expectations. A new and groundbreaking international study led by researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) provides a comprehensive scientific explanation for a question that troubles many: Why doesn’t physical activity alone lead… Read More
A new study led by Tel Aviv University (TAU) offers new hope to millions of people affected by spinal cord injury (SCI), a devastating condition in which damage continues to spread after the initial trauma, often resulting in long-term and irreversible disability. The study, published on February 27, 2026, in the journal Inflammation and Regeneration,… Read More
A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and George Washington University finds that billions of dollars in lost e-commerce revenue may be driven less by cost or shipping concerns and more by how shoppers feel about what’s in their carts. Shopping cart abandonment remains one of the biggest challenges in online retail. Industry estimates… Read More
A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) indicates for the first time that artificial lighting may disrupt the natural rhythms of the immune system in wild rodents. According to the study, even exposure to minimal artificial light at night (ALAN), at intensities equivalent to standard street lighting, leads to a 2.35-fold increase in mortality…. Read More
In the shadow of the war in Gaza, there was a surge in the number of cases of severe violence against Jews in the West in 2025, according to Antisemitism Worldwide, the annual report on the state of antisemitism in the world, published on April 13, 2026, by Tel Aviv University (TAU). During 2025, 20… Read More
A survey conducted by a Tel Aviv University (TAU) archaeologist and a resident of the Arab city of Sakhnin recently revealed a series of Paleolithic sites containing hundreds of handaxes — large, carefully crafted stone tools — identified with Homo erectus, the early human species that lived in the region hundreds of thousands of years… Read More