Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c

Even at Shaarei Zedek, the arrival of seven pairs of twins — that’s 14 babies, all doing well — in a single 24-hour period between July 12 and 13 was a noteworthy event.

If you’re toy-shopping, Tel Aviv-based toy designer Shlomi Eiger advises this season’s hits are STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) toys as well as kinetic sand and slime that kids love to sculpt, photograph and post on Instagram.

Israeli summers are hot all over. So, if you’re planning on hiking, a shady forest or a wild river stream might be your most comfortable options.

Sunlight does not reach the Palmahim Slide, a rare geological formation deep in the Mediterranean Sea about 30 kilometers (19 miles) off the coast of Tel Aviv.

Engineering a patient’s blood cells to secrete anti-HIV antibodies could form the basis of a groundbreaking vaccine or one-shot treatment for the HIV virus that causes AIDS, according to a new international research study.