TAU Study: US Hurricanes Begin in Western Africa’s Atmosphere
A new study published in Geophysical Research Letters by Tel Aviv University‘s Prof. Colin Price and his graduate student Naama Reicher of the Department of Geosciences at TAU’s Faculty of Exact More...
Bats are a possible source of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa
– The outbreak of the Ebola virus disease occurring in West Africa may have originated from contact between humans and virus-infected bats, suggests a study led by researchers from the Robert Koch-Institute More...
Noble Energy Mad about Antitrust Decision In Israel over Leviathan Fields
The American firm Noble Energy has expressed its displeasure in the wake of a decision made by Israel’s Antitrust Authority to not submit the Consent Decree to the Israeli Antitrust Tribunal for final approval More...
Science’s top 10 breakthroughs of 2014
The Rosetta spacecraft caught up with the comet known as 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko beyond Mars this August, and its preliminary results–along with the studies it will allow in the near-future–top More...
West Africa Ebola Death Toll Rises by 1, 000 in a Week, to 7, 000
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that the number of Ebola-related deaths in West Africa has suddenly risen to 6, 928. The toll has increased by more than 1, 000 since WHO’s last report More...
Professor of Global Health Law, Lawrence Gostin: Ebola and Beyond
– The United States and Europe have grossly overreacted to a few isolated cases of the Ebola virus within their borders. These panicked responses are not just futile. By violating basic scientific principles, More...
Israeli Government Agency Fighting Ebola in Africa
Mashav, Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation, is running a program called Hospitals of Hope in Africa to help fight Ebola. Medical supplies are being distributed throughout West Africa. Israel More...
Zero Funding for Nose Spray Ebola Vaccine that Protects 100% of Infected Monkeys
A spray Ebola vaccine protects monkeys from the virus 100 percent of the time, and the protection lasts as long as a year, researchers reported Monday, according to NBC News. The spray vaccine is based More...
Genetic Factors for Surviving Ebola Shown in Mouse Study
A newly developed mouse model suggests that genetic factors are behind the mild-to-deadly range of reactions to the Ebola virus. People exposed to Ebola vary in how the virus affects them. Some completely resist More...
Newark Airport Passenger Rushed to Hospital for Ebola Testing
A passenger from West Africa who arrived at Newark Airport Tuesday was being tested for Ebola, The Star-Ledger reported. The passenger was taken to a New Jersey hospital after a screening detected Ebola symptoms. “During More...