New research shows how Byzantine farmers in the Negev Desert, Israel, used advanced irrigation to sustain wine industry.

Israel ranks 49th on the green index but first among desert nations. Few notions are more deeply rooted in Zionism's founding mythology than the exhortation to "make the desert bloom." The ...

“Making the desert bloom” is one of the stirring and enduring tropes of Zionist history. So it makes sense for a drought-afflicted country like ours to turn to Israel for an example of how to ...

Israel and California have cooperated on water issues for years, but mostly "on a grass-roots level," said Yoram Cohen, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at UCLA-Los Angeles.

Israel’s innovations in water-conserving technologies and water augmentation have intrigued Ferry, who led a delegation from Utah to the desert nation 7,000 miles away in March. “The way that ...

Arad, founded as Israel’s first planned city in 1962, also flourished despite its harsh desert environment, thanks to the NWC’s reliable provision of water.

But its focus is no longer just on greening the desert. The JNF has helped build some 180 dams and water reservoirs and has established about 1,000 parks, some of which feature hiking trails around ...

“Now there is no problem of water,” said Shaul Ben-Dov, an agronomist at Ramat Rachel. “The price is higher, but we can live a normal life in a country that is half desert.” Seven-year drought ...

TEL AVIV, Israel, March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As climate change continues to impact agriculture worldwide, a conference aimed at advancing technological cooperation in agriculture and water was ...

SEDE BOQER, Israel — The restaurant patio at Kornmehl Farm, a family homestead on the northern edge of the Negev desert, is a place for reflection as well as fine food. While reclining on divans ...