About Us
Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the future of humanity.
Jul 02, 2015...
Prof. Emeritus Jonathan Gressel
Professor Emeritus Jonathan Gressel of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, said during a visit to St. Lou ... Read more
Jan 31, 2018...
Large-scale, semi-arid forests could cool the planet. (photo credit: WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE)
Planting the “right kinds” of forests extensively in ar ... Read more
Nov 13, 2017...
As the climate changes, storms such as this one in the Gulf of Alaska will meander poleward. Norman Kuring/NASA Ocean Color Web
In a warmer climate, storms ... Read more
Jun 15, 2015...
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
Many thunderstorms in Saturn’s atmosphere could be driving the gas giant’s vast polar cyclones, according to new s ... Read more
Mar 26, 2018...
(l-r) Dr. Alon Shepon and Prof. Ron Milo
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—March 26, 2018—About a third of the food produced for human consumption is estimated to be lost or ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/in-the-news/the-active-life-of-coral-visualized/
Jul 04, 2014...
Particle paths are shown in gold and green; coral polyps are pink and purple Vicente Fernandez
You are looking at a sea of small-scale activity surrounding ... Read more
Mar 16, 2016...
The mouth of a coral polyp (center): Symbiotic algae are labeled in red; pathogenic bacteria that enter through this region are labeled in blue
We know tha ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/in-the-news/recipe-unearthed-for-mystery-clouds/
Jul 18, 2017...
‘Mystery clouds’ of the type studied at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. Photograph: Ilan Koren
The weather forecast had predicted a cloudless da ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/news-releases/the-dust-storm-microbiome/
Jun 27, 2017...
Dust storm in Timna Park, Israel
Israel is subjected to sand and dust storms from several directions: northeast from the Sahara, northwest from Saudi Arabi ... Read more
Jun 01, 2008... Looking at the blue expanses wrapping the globe, one can hardly imagine that a planet covered mostly by water could experience water shortages. Yet 97 percent o ... Read more