
Desert animal park reimagines the zoo concept
Beersheva’s Midbarium is a one-of-a-kind park where rescued animals roam freely, while children get to know them through interactive games.

Beersheva’s Midbarium is a one-of-a-kind park where rescued animals roam freely, while children get to know them through interactive games.

Negev Urban Research Lab is focusing on strategies to overcome challenges facing cities in desert areas.

From a variety of parks to monuments and Ottoman-era structures, the unofficial capital of the Negev has much more to offer than you might think. A local shares her favorite locations.

Spending years dodging rockets from Gaza did not prepare me for the biggest onslaught of ballistic missiles in the world, courtesy of Iran.

The issue of Israelis held captive in Gaza is starting to wane in importance for many people around the world. Attending live events calling for their release can help us rediscover empathy.

Synergy7 project offers startups and entrepreneurs a tech space and expertise to work on their ideas while developing Israel’s southern region.

Check out these fascinating places you can go in Israel to soak up culture, history and fun, without touching your wallet.

‘We want to position the Negev as a world center for desert-tech solutions,’ says head of innovation community arising in Beersheva.

Exhibition at Negev Museum of Art offers rare images of life in the modern desert city in its first years. The location is as fascinating as the images.

Remains of a 2,000-year-old settlement evince signs of crisis and Jewish rebellion.

Kids at Israel’s Hagar and Hand in Hand schools are taught to respect each other’s traditions and viewpoints without an ‘us against them’ attitude.

Nicknamed B7, the unofficial capital of the Negev is emerging as an alternative cultural destination to bigger sisters Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa.

New research center in Beersheva will make use of technology that can provide unprecedented investigative tools and sources of evidence for police.

Innovation Lab for Healthy Aging at Ben-Gurion University will address seniors’ challenges with new products and technologies.

Beersheva’s striking High-Tech Park Bridge is chosen as winner in the triannual Footbridge Awards.