Israel’s central Arava offers a unique escape, wellness retreats, wildlife sanctuaries, and a desert that restores body and mind. The road into the Central Arava always feels like a gentle descent ...

ASHKELON, Israel (AP) — The soldiers guarding Avi Chivivian’s organic vegetable farm in southern Israel must first scour every corner of his fields for militants before they give him the all clear: He ...

DAMMERON VALLEY, Utah — The deserts of southwestern Utah make a good place to grow wine-making grapes. "We're lucky to have a good source of moisture. A good water source, a good aquifer to draw from, ...