Desert
Israel's Negev officially recognized as international wine region
The Negev joins major international wine regions such as Champagne, Chianti, Bordeaux, and Napa Valley, with the new status expected to strengthen Israel's wine industry's global position.
KTM 1390 Super Adventure review: 173 HP, new automatic gearbox and serious off-road capability
Four day pride festival to be held at Dead Sea, largest in history of Middle East
A journey to the biblical Red Sea crossing
AI-powered study uncovers 303 new Nazca Lines geoglyphs, doubling the known figures
"AI was able to process in months what would have taken us decades with traditional methods," stated Sakai, after the algorithm detected patterns later confirmed in the Peruvian desert.
From the Kinneret to the desert: The hotel chain continues to expand and surprise
While inbound tourism continues to stagnate, the Jacob chain is investing NIS 35 million in two new hotels – one on the Kinneret and one in the desert. Is this a new trend in Israeli tourism?
From desert patrol to tomb guard: Ancient Egyptian police used bone whistles in Akhenaten’s capital
The discovery is the first known bone whistle from ancient Egypt and may have been used by Medjay police to supervise tomb workers, says a study in the international journal of osteoarcheology.
Scientists found a 3.5-meter dolphin fossil in a desert that was once an ancient ocean
The fossil, discovered in July, measures three and a half meters and will undergo exhaustive analysis before public display.
180-million-year-old ‘crocodile’ fossil unearthed in Indian desert village
Jaisalmer district administration has fenced off the area to safeguard the fossil collection from damage.
1,400-year-old Christian cross unearthed in UAE desert monastery
Stunning gypsum artifact reveals ancient faith, cultural exchange, and peaceful coexistence on Sir Bani Yas Island.
14 desert pipes turned into Israel’s most unusual hotel – and the price? You decide
At Naot Farm, the Tzavta complex offers couples desert lodging in 14 recycled pipes with no set price. Guests pay what they choose, based on trust and belief in the “Beautiful Israeli.”
The strangest attraction you’ll encounter in the middle of the desert
It’s pink, solar-powered, waiting for you in the heart of a dry desert, and it’s packed with cold drinks – completely free. If that sounds like a mirage, wait until you hear who put it there.
Several walled oases uncovered in Saudi Arabia shed light on ancient community investment
Evidence suggests the walled oasis phenomenon began around 3000 BC at Tayma and Qurayyah and spread to the Harrat Khaybar region by the end of the third millennium BC.
Two off-road legends in one test: The new Yamaha Ténéré in the Moroccan desert
Yamaha revamped the bike most linked to the original Paris-to-Dakar Rally - and let us test it behind rally legend Stéphane Peterhansel, who won 14 times and rode it like no one else can.
