Yom Ha'atzmaut (Hebrew: יום העצמאות‎ Yōm hā-ʿAṣmāʾūṯ lit. "Independence Day") is the national day of Israel, commemorating the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948. It is celebrated on 5th of Iyar according to the Hebrew calendar. Yom Ha'atzmaut is preceded by Yom Hazikaron, the Israeli Fal

This wild new motorcycle, invented by 19-year-old Ben J. Poss Gulak was presented at the 30th annual Motorcycle Convention in Toronto in March, 2011. Gulak continues to develop and commercialize his invention while studying engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The latest prototy...

The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level of reality using polarized light, which could lead to a breakthrough in detecting cancer.

More than 80% of the ocean floor is still unexplored. An un-crewed robotic surface vessel that can deploy and recover autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) has been developed. The team behind the technology, GEBCO-NF, won this year’s Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE which looks for the best new technolog

500 people holding more than 1,500 (!!!) developed pictures all around Israel, creating a smooth music video within their hands. Music: "Malinkovec Valzer" by Maxmaber Orkestar.

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

Mom gave a blood sample. Dad spit. The entire genome of their fetus was born. Researchers at the University of Washington have, for the first time, done a near-total genome sequence of a fetus in this way. Scientists published the results of this study in the journal Science Translational Medicine, ...

Oliver Sacks, the famed neurologist and author who was called the “poet laureate of medicine” died in his New York City home Sunday. He was 82. “The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour” spoke with Sacks in 1989. Joanna Simon asked him how he would like to be remembered in 100 years: “I would like it to be thou

Eden Alene will represent Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song Set Me Free. Eden Alene’s roots stretch from her birthplace, Jerusalem, to her mother’s home country, Ethiopia.
Already a talented ballerina, Eden started vocal lessons at the age of 11 and it wasn’t too long before

New England Patriots wide receiver and gay rights advocate Julian Edelman recently took a “life-changing” trip to Israel with Combined Jewish Philanthropies to connect with his Jewish heritage. And the group put out a video this week which stars Edelman visiting many of the country’s holy sites, re