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by Rabbi Shmuel Kraines
The deeper significance of this Rosh Hashana fruit.
by Harold Gans
Explaining how life began is the biggest unsolved question in science today.
Contemplate the Jewish symbolism of the grapevine and its wine.
by Rabbi Avi Shafran
Appreciating the awesomeness of our immune system.
by Dr. Geoffrey Simmons
Mankind’s remarkable ability to fight infections.
by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller
Four Jewish doctors describe their experiences battling Covid-19.
Plunge to the ocean’s depths and listen to its song.
by Jeff Jacoby
While the bubonic plague raged elsewhere, Newton, in seclusion, embarked on what he'd later describe as the most intellectually productive period of his life.
Several incredibly complex internal mechanisms silently watch over our bodies every second of our lives.
A deeper look into the heart of the world’s favorite pet.
Examining the deer and its daily flight for survival.
A look at the body's amazing biological clockwork.
Contemplating the horse’s vitality and service.
Like a well-written, trillion-page novel, every step, twist and turn of a fetus's development seems to follow an all-encompassing plan.
by Galia Berry
Angel of mercy or angel of death? A cautionary tale.
The meaning of his song is more powerful than its roar.
Studying the habits of the busiest creature on earth.
by Dr. Gerald Schroeder
Can the universe be young and old simultaneously?
Understanding the coo of the dove.
by Melanie Phillips
The opposition between religion and science that is assumed to be fundamental by secular liberals is, in fact, foreign to Judaism.
Examining the wonders of wild animals.
Examining the wonders of the elephant.
Maimonides wrote that if you want to find God, look in nature.
by Adam Ross
The excitement, trepidation, national pride and deeper meaning. An exclusive Aish.com interview.
by Daniel Friedmann
Is the universe 13.8 billion years old or 5,779 years old?
by Rabbi Ephraim Horowitz, Ph.D.
Was the Universe continually creating massive numbers of random combinations of atoms until it generated life?
Things to know while praying for rain.
by Daniel Eisenberg, M.D.
The traditional Jewish view does not fit conveniently into the major "camps" in the current debate.
by Rabbi Moshe Hauer
Guiding our health care decisions according to Jewish law.
by Prof. Nathan Aviezer
Once unthinkable, the accounts of creation by Torah and science are converging.
by Dr. Jacob L. Freedman
As a doctor and as a Jew, I am against physician-assisted suicide.
by Leibel Reznick
Independent sources confirm many of the major and minor characters of the Bible.
Rabbi Benjamin Blech
by Rabbi Benjamin Blech
A cautionary tale about artificial intelligence.
by Yoram Bogacz
The latest neuro-nonsense is part of a larger drive towards reductionism in science.
by Rabbi Yosef Bitton
The recent discovery of primordial gravitational waves supports the Torah’s account of creation, and may shed light on the age of the universe enigma.
Angelina Jolie's decision: weighing the pros and cons.
by Rabbi Adam Jacobs
Despite the staggering discoveries made by science, the universe is still shrouded in awesome mystery.
New studies demonstrate how people thought to be in an irreversible “vegetative” state showed signs of full consciousness.
by Rabbi Yonason Goldson
Sometime we need to learn how to see.
A Jewish approach to risk evaluation.
Is God needed to create the universe?
Approaching the boundaries of nature with trepidation.
Patients thought to be in a vegetative state were demonstrated to be hearing and thinking.
One reason why I know there is a God active in our world.
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