An international group of researchers led by Tel Aviv University (TAU) astronomers observed a flare caused when a star falls onto a black hole and is destroyed. But, surprisingly, this flare occurred about two years after a nearly identical flare named AT 2022dbl appeared at exactly the same location. This is the first confirmed case… Read More
A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) proves an acoustic interaction between plants and insects. The researchers found that female months decide where to lay their eggs based on ultrasonic sounds emitted by nearby plants. When plants emitted distress sounds, the female moths chose healthy plants that were not emitting such sounds. These sounds… Read More
Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Israel Institute for Biological Research in Ness Ziona have used the platform developed for COVID-19 vaccines to create the world’s first mRNA-based vaccine against a deadly, antibiotic-resistant bacterium. In the groundbreaking study, the researchers tested the vaccine’s resistance to the virulent pathogen that causes the disease and… Read More
Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Sheba Tel Hashomer Medical Center have developed an innovative bioengineered skin equivalent for grafting in burn victims. The bioengineered skin produced from the patient’s own cells is more stable, robust, and flexible than current treatments, making it easier to handle. In a full-thickness wound model, it achieved wound… Read More
Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) found that immune system cells called neutrophils are recruited by the tumor environment in advanced breast cancer to support tumor progression in the later stages of the disease. They believe that neutrophils, which are unique to the tumor environment, may serve as targets for the development of new drugs and… Read More
A new study from Tel Aviv University (TAU) presents a fresh perspective on a question that has long preoccupied prehistory scholars: What prompted early humans to begin using fire? According to the researchers, early humans, who primarily consumed large game, required fire not for cooking, but in order to smoke and dry meat so that… Read More
The Jeremy Coller Foundation and Tel Aviv University (TAU) have announced the four finalists for the first annual $100,000 prize from the Coller Dolittle Challenge for Interspecies Two-Way Communication. Annual prizes of $100,000 will be awarded until a team “cracks the code” of interspecies communication, winning the $10 million Grand Prize. The four finalists have… Read More
On April 23, 2025, the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry and the Irwin Cotler Institute for Democracy, Human Rights and Justice, both at Tel Aviv University (TAU), published the annual Antisemitism Worldwide report, which focuses on 2024. The 160-page report was prepared by 11 researchers. The annual… Read More