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
Tel Aviv University (TAU) announced that, ahead of the upcoming 2026–2027 academic year, it will allow a special admissions framework for IDF veterans with disabilities who were injured in the Swords of Iron War and recognized as disabled IDF veterans (with a disability rate of 20% or more) by the Rehabilitation Department of the Ministry… Read More
Tel Aviv University (TAU) today announced a historic $125 million gift from the Gray Foundation to transform its Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences. The gift – the largest ever to TAU – will significantly expand capacity at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, improve access for students and elevate the quality of education,… Read More
What makes one bat take risks and venture far from its roost in search of food, while another stays close to familiar, safer areas? A new study from the School of Zoology at Tel Aviv University (TAU) reveals that the environment in which a bat is raised during the first months of its life largely… Read More
A new study from the School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics in the George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences at Tel Aviv University (TAU) reveals a surprising insight into the operation of the ancestral brain: the visual cortex of turtles is capable of detecting unexpected visual stimuli in a way that is independent of… Read More