A genetic mutation in wild barley growing in the Judean Desert – discovered by an international team from Haifa University in Israel – has shown how the transition of aquatic to land plants created life on the terra firma as we know it today.

Couples trying to get pregnant don't always have it easy. And now there seems to be another obstacle: The summer days. Researchers at Soroka University Medical Center in Israel discovered that the hot weather brings along a decline in the concentration of sperm in the semen. So don't sweat it, just wait till winter.

Building on the need for better protection of children on the internet, an Israeli company, Sensegon, has developed a technology called Kangaroo, to detect and protect young internet users from online relationships that are likely to take a dangerous turn.

For years, teachers have been complaining about large class sizes, an old-fashioned learning environment and a lack of support for students with different learning styles. Now Israeli Dovi Weiss has developed a new digital teaching platform - and it's already revolutionizing classrooms in New York and Texas.

A method to use paper mill waste to produce ecologically friendly, industrial foams from renewable resources has been developed by a graduate student in agriculture at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Many third world countries have complete lack of street lighting, making it extremely dangerous to drive in anything but clear and sunny conditions.That is why Globe Light and Water Systems, an Israeli company, has developed a new standalone light fixture that relies solely on solar energy and LED lights, rather than on the government-run power plants.

While there are already some technological solutions like apps that can help drivers avoid traffic jams, one solution is taking assisted driving to a whole new level. Israeli start-up Autotalks connects your cars to each other and the road to prevent accidents.

One of the latest attempts to boost the body’s defenses against cancer is called adoptive cell transfer. But this therapy is extremely expensive and not always technically feasible. Israeli scientists have now tested in mice a new form of the therapy, which overcomes the limitations and enhances the tumor-fighting ability of the cells.

A common complaint, back pain is one of the many side effects of aging. Over three quarters of the population experience it at some point, and until now, researchers have had little conclusive proof of the causes and mechanisms of the pain. New research shows genetics are a major contributing factor to this pain.

A new Israeli app rolling out in Israel, London and then Paris, Berlin, Moscow and beyond points the way for changing the century-old tradition of hailing a cab and standing around waiting. GetTaxi has developed an phone application that delivers requests to call centers with a tap on the screen and allows you to view the taxi's route to you live.

"Bene Yechalal" means "anything is possible" in Amharic, the language of the Ethiopian people. The fitting words were chosen as the name for an Ethiopian soccer team which is attempting to give young Ethiopian Jews in one of Israel's harshest neighborhoods hope for a better future.

Grindr is considered to be the most successful gay dating/acquaintance app in the world, with more that 2 million users meeting each other based on their geographical location. Now, Grindr's CEO plans to launch another location based app for the straight community, called Amicus.

Walking through Israel's city Holon is a little like walking into a fairytale: In recent years the city has turned many of its gardens into live storybooks, with giant statues based on characters from famous children's books. The latest storybook garden on a children's tale that explains the sometimes difficult subject of organ donations to children.

How long does it take you, approximately, to reach the right extension while calling a service center? An Israeli team had enough of waiting, listening to extension numbers and dialing them, and came up with the Zappix mobile app, your customer service call center savior.

Among the passengers aboard the Atlantis space shuttle’s final voyage was an Israeli biomedical water purification device, which was undergoing initial tests for use in zero-gravity, outer space conditions.