The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.
In 2024, superconductivity—the flow of electric current with zero resistance—was discovered in three distinct materials. Two instances stretch the textbook understanding of the…
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Teaching Bedouin kids Hebrew improves their opportunities
“Recently, I was contacted by a Bedouin guy from the Negev who really wanted to get accepted into engineering studies,” Malka Shacham, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s (BGU) diversity and inclusion officer, lecturer and researcher,…
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Heart emergency visits plunged during Covid, study shows
When chest pains struck during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, many Israelis – particularly older women – chose to stay home rather than seek emergency care, according to findings from a new Hebrew University study.
This…
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Trump’s envoy to Ukraine calls for tougher global stance on Iran
The world must return to a policy of “maximum pressure” against Iran to turn it into a more democratic country, US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, told an Iranian opposition event in Paris on Saturday.
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A sobering exhibition of Hezbollah’s monstrous arsenal
A recent IDF exhibition serves as a deeply sobering reminder of the dangers Israel confronts. Opinion.
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Raising twins as a parent and its difficulties
Giving birth to twins (or even triplets) has become more common in recent decades due to the growing use of fertility drugs. About 1.6 million twins are born each year worldwide, with one in every 42 children born a twin.
Despite the joys,…
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Jamie Lee Curtis compares LA fire devastation to ‘war-torn’ Gaza
American actress Jamie Lee Curtis sparked controversy after she likened the devastating wildfires spreading throughout Los Angeles to the situation in Gaza during a conference for her new film The Last Showgirl.
The footage of Curtis’s…
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Policy org launches campaign to dismantle Khamenei’s influence in Europe
The policy group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) has launched a new campaign aiming to “dismantle the Iranian regime’s infiltration network across Europe.”
The campaign – #KhameneiFreeZone – started in the UK before moving to other…
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Celebrating Shabbat in Los Angeles: Amid the fires, a still, small voice
So many questions swirled in my head, like burning embers caught up in the wind, each one demanding urgent attention. Will the power be on at the shul, or will we need to accept one of the many kind invitations to join another…
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OFF THE BEATEN TRACK: Gihon Spring and Hezekiah Tunnels
And Hezekiah stopped up the source of the waters of the upper Gihon, and he led them…
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