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Why do people envy?
A study by the University of Haifa, Israel has found a hormone that strongly affects people's social behaviors, including envy.
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Inscription written on the person who lies
If you want to know if someone is telling the truth or lying, you should not analyze his or her body language, eye movements or words. Scientists at the University of Ha…
World Heritage
Sacred sites of Baha religion in Haifa in the west of Galilee
The United Nations Science, Education and Culture Organization recognized the holy sites of Baha religion in Haifa in the west of Israel's Galilee as a World Cultural He…
Archeology
Finding a rare face painting Jesus is more than 1,500 years old
A 1,500-year-old painting depicting an unprecedented face of Christ discovered at a Byzantine church located in Israel's Negev desert.
Archeology
Successfully decode the oldest Hebrew manuscript
Expert Gershon Galil of Haifa University successfully deciphered the 3,000-year-old manuscript discovered 18 months ago.
Biology
Detection of the Eibi1 mutant gene in wild barley plants
Researchers at Haifa University, Israel, have discovered mutant genes in wild barley plants grown in the Judean desert, Israel, the discovery is a precursor to an intern…
Animal world
Why rock rabbits who like to live near?
Scientists at the University of Haifa discovered the phenomenon of rocky hare (Hyrax) that likes to make burrows near residential areas because of bricks and stones crea…
Medicine - Health
Ganoderma can cure prostate cancer
Scientists at the University of Haifa, Israel claim that Ganoderma - a wild mushroom commonly used in Chinese medicine (and Vietnam) - can cure prostate cancer.
New technology
Electronic nose detects cancer through breathing
Scientists from the Institute of Nanotechnology, Institute of Chemical Engineering, University of Haifa (Israel) have successfully researched the next generation of elec…
New technology
Robot swimming in the marrow
An expert team of the Haifa Technology Center (Israel) has successfully built a robot with two tiny tails. The robot is so small that it can be implanted in human bone m…
New technology
Planting trees on ... salt
At first glance, it was a joke, but this is the result of the research group of Haifa University, Israel. After many years, they discovered a gene that could help plants…