The Negev Desert region of Israel is harsh and unforgiving, yielding only about 4 inches (10 centimeters) of rain every year. And yet the breadth of life and human activity in the desert is stunning.

The group of Nubian Ibex was caught on camera in Israel's Negev desert. (Nachum Weiss/CATERS NEWS) The Nubian Ibex’s natural habitat includes shrubland, desert and rocky areas such as mountains ...

The Lonely Planet recommends Israel’s Negev Desert as the No. 2 tourism destination for 2013. ... Hai Negev desert animal reserve; and a mud-brick khan for overnight guests. Within the Revivim area is ...

Negev Desert, Israel — It was night in the Negev Desert, and our bus driver Mich’ael had just turned onto a narrow dirt road. I was on Day 6 of a 10-day culinary Birthright trip and was ...

Israel’s Negev Desert has been chosen as one of 10 hotspots in the world where fungi — among nature’s unseen heroes — are to be mapped globally for the first time.

Along with llamas and horses, they’re enjoying the desert scenery and giving visitors a chance to interact with animals at this unusual farm. Today’s herd of 400 llamas and alpacas – possibly the ...

In 1990, excavations of an ancient monastery in the Negev Desert of southern Israel revealed a sprawling mosaic dating back to the Byzantine period, between 324 and 638 C.E. It featured 55 ...

NEGEV DESERT, ISRAEL—Geochronologist Naomi Porat of the Geological Survey of Israel used optical dating to ... When a carnivore pulled on the bait, the rope closed a slab door, trapping the animal.