A study identified a relationship between indoor temperatures and cognitive performance in older adults, revealing that exposure to excessively high or low temperatures can double attention difficulties in certain age groups. The study…
Category: 9. Sci-Tech
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Mekorot expands nationwide solar power project
Israel’s national water company, Mekorot, is continuing its push into renewable energy, issuing a tender for the supply, installation, and maintenance of photovoltaic systems across the country. These systems will be installed on ten…
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Origin of Australia’s 1,400-year-old mysterious earth rings finally revealed
Mysterious ancient earth rings located on the outskirts of Melbourne were made by
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In 2024, more Israeli high-techs raised cash than in 2023
According to the “Israeli Tech Review 2024” by IVC Data and Insights and LeumiTech, 2024 was a better year for Israeli tech companies than 2023 – even though “2024 started with a war, geopolitical uncertainty [and] ongoing raging…
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5 feisty Israeli innovations for fighting wildfires
While Los Angeles currently battles devastating blazes that have claimed 25 lives and forced over 200,000 evacuations since January 7, and countries worldwide face similar challenges, Israeli innovators are developing groundbreaking…
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Exciting new species of mosasaur might have been a forgery, researchers claim
Scientists were beyond excited when miners discovered the skull of a shark-toothed sea predator that swam alongside dinosaurs. The fossil was classified as Xenodens calminechari, a supposed new species of mosasaur. But as it turns out,…
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Could we ever regrow our adult teeth?
If you’re an adult human, odds are you already know a thing or two about tooth regeneration. Around age six, most of us begin to lose baby teeth in a process called eruption, exchanging our delicate, first set for more burly, permanent…
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These ‘magic’ mushrooms don’t make you hallucinate
Move over kale—there’s a new superfood in town, and it might just help you turn back the clock. Golden oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus citrinopileatus) are now being hailed as anti-aging mushrooms. These tasty mushrooms are gaining…
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China announces discovery of superlarge ion-adsorption-type rare earth d
China announced the discovery of a superlarge ion-adsorption-type rare earth deposit in the southern province of Yunnan. According to La República, the China Geological Survey estimated that the Yunnan deposit contains 1.15 million tons of…
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Meta-study confirms: Yes, parents do have a favorite child
A new study published in Psychological Bulletin suggests that parents may be more likely to display preferential treatment towards their daughters than their sons. According to Live Science, this trend applies to both mothers and fathers,…
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