An Israeli innovation feeds the world with more fish protein

Thursday, Jun 29, 2017

A new way to grow larger fish and feed the expanding world population earns Prof. Berta Levavi-Sivan a 2017 Kaye innovation Award As the world faces a projected population increase from...

Stomatal cell wall composition: distinctive structural patterns associated with different phylogenetic groups.

Monday, Jun 5, 2017

Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Stomatal morphology and function have remained largely conserved throughout ∼400 million years of plant evolution. However, plant cell wall composition has evolved...

Effects of Environmental Conditions on the Fitness Penalty in Herbicide Resistant Brachypodium hybridum

Monday, Jun 5, 2017

Abstract Herbicide-resistance mutations may impose a fitness penalty in herbicide-free environments. Moreover, the fitness penalty associated with herbicide resistance is not a stable...

Dr. Zvi Peleg - Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Dr. Zvi Peleg joined the Hebrew University’s Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment in January 2012. He is a member of the Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and...

Ocean Acidification Could Lead to Collapse of Coral Reefs

Tuesday, Dec 2, 2014

Over 35 years, a 40% reduction in calcium carbonate deposits in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef An expedition from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Carnegie Institute of Science has...

HU Scientists Discover Novel Method to Measure CO2 in Oceans

Thursday, Nov 20, 2014

An aerial photo of a coral reef. Researchers developed a new tool to quantify the effect of ocean acidification on calcifying organisms. (Photo: Boaz Lazar, Hebrew University) November 20, 2014:...

Dr. Eran Tas - Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Monday, Sep 22, 2014

Dr. Eran Tas joined the Department of Soil and Water Sciences in the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment in October 2012. He completed his first three degrees at the Hebrew...

Eilat Corals Show Unique Resistance

Monday, Dec 2, 2013

September 22, 2013 Researchers find that "warm-water barrier" in the southern Red Sea allows only heat-tolerant genotypes of corals to enter from the Gulf of Aden. The vibrantly colored coral...

Out of this World: Study Sheds Light on Solar System Evolution

Thursday, Sep 6, 2012

A ‘faster-ticking clock’ indicates the early solar system may have evolved faster than we think, say researchers Our solar system is four and a half billion years old, but its formation...

Rising Air Pollution Worsens Drought And Flooding, Study By Hebrew University And U. Of Maryland Researchers Shows

Thursday, Mar 8, 2012

Jerusalem, Jan. 3, 2012 -- Increases in air pollution and other particulate matter in the atmosphere can strongly affect cloud development in ways that reduce precipitation in cool and relatively...