Giraffes are beloved of evolutionary biologists for a number of reasons. They are, of course, the tallest of all living animals, and that elegant neck is the primary reason why. The origin of that beautiful neck has also been attributed to sexual selection. This is where the sex lives of giraffes ge...

In a paper published in Nature on 28th January 2016, we describe a new approach to computer Go. This is the first time ever that a computer program “AlphaGo” has defeated a human professional player. The game of Go is widely viewed as an unsolved “grand challenge” for artificial intelligence. Games

The notion that the state of our gut governs our state of mind dates back more than 100 years. The emerging concept of the gut microbiome as a key regulator of brain and behavior opens up a new horizon in neuroscience. Precise targeting of the microbiome-gut-brain axis with psychobiotics is a novel

NEW YORK CITY – OCTOBER 7, 2013 – ACT UP/New York and allies celebrated the New York Public Library’s landmark exhibition on AIDS activism with a demonstration on the first day of the exhibit, Friday, October 4th. More than thirty ACT UP members and allies collected in the exhibit room and died-in o

The original Broadway cast getting back together for "History is Happening in Georgia: A #HamFam Holiday Celebration in support of Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. December 13th 2020

Incredible technology from Israel. Lionel Messi, Cam My Eye. Hats off to scientists for inventing. We harness the power of innovative AI assistive technology to support people with low vision, visual impairments, and reading fatigue, with wearable and handheld devices.

The most amazing part of this short documentary about this impressive woman is not the meeting with the Pope. It is actually President Joe Biden. Whether you think Joe Biden is fit to serve in the Oval Office or not, his show of humanity in front of this woman is truly impressive. There were ten dif...

A scientific approach to explaining the power of thought. We have all heard it before, "Your thoughts create your reality." Well, new quantum physics studies support this idea. Learn about recent research about how the mind can influence the behavior of subatomic particles and physical matter. If yo...

Hovi Star has been performing professionally since 2009, rising to prominence in Israel after taking part in the music reality TV show A Star is Born. He will represent Israel in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Made Of Stars. Hovi Star is one of Israel's most recognized and beloved si

Israel’s population has increased more than tenfold from 806,000 at the country’s establishment in 1948 to approximately 8.842 million today, according to data the Central Bureau of Statistics published this week ahead of the state’s 70th Independence Day.

That number is expected to reach 15.2 mi