By Rachel Avraham

Usually when you leave lettuce out for too long, it goes brown. However, when Professor Shimon Gepstein left his genetically modified lettuce unattended, it survived for weeks – leading to the discover of drought-resistant plants.

Despite progress being made towards gender equality, men still have the upper hand when it comes to executive positions and salary. However, the revolution may come from the Israeli Academia, as more women received doctorates this year.

An Israeli company has invented a new method to treat ear infections. Instead of drops, the application is done with foam, so it doesn't drip out of the ear. The treatment was recently given to a fearsome patient – a full-grown Tiger!