Yehuda desert

Crow in the desert. Photography: Ran Natan

Wise from the source: the surprising minds of the desert crows

The crows have become a routine part of our landscape. How smart are they really, and why is one species more successful than another?
2,000-year-old tefillin in the Antiquities Authority laboratories. Photo: Emil Eljam, Antiquities Authority

A new study states: 2,000 years ago, Tefillin were not dyed black

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Researchers from Ariel University, the Antiquities Authority, the University of Exeter in England, and the Weizmann Institute conducted a series of scientific tests on ancient tefillin houses from the Judean Desert, and discovered that - contrary to the accepted law, according to which the houses must be painted
The ornate spiny-tailed lizard, Uromastyx ornata, also known as the ornate lizard, is a species of lizard in the agamidae family. The species is endemic to the Middle East. Illustration: depositphotos.com

How is the climate crisis expected to harm the lizard population in Israel?

Climate change may lead to the collapse of the population of lizards that are common in the deserts of the Land of Israel
One of the sections recovered from the Qumran Scrolls. Credit: The Antiquities Authority, the online library of the Judean Desert scrolls by Leon Levy.

One of the last two undeciphered Qumran scrolls has been recovered

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Aerial photograph of Masada. From Wikipedia. Photo: Asaf T.

What trees did the Roman legion use to build Masada about 2000 years ago?

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The Tales of Naot Hekhar Part III - Flood

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Memories from Manot HaKer - fish stories

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Neot HaKer - memories from the desert. Part a'

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