Arizona isn’t asking whether farming can survive here. It’s demonstrating, boldly, that farming can thrive here — and lead ...

VALENCIA — Sahara means “desert” in Arabic. A Sahrawi, then, is someone from the desert. That’s why the people of Western Sahara are known today as Sahrawi — both those still under Moroccan rule and ...

Roey Yosef, a conservative farmer who adheres to organic farming practices, values quality farming has been farming in a ...

This story was originally published by Reasons to be Cheerful, and is reprinted with permission. When Michael Kotutwa Johnson goes out to the acreage behind his stone house to harvest his corn, his ...

Every couple of years, some enterprising engineer resuscitates the idea of towing an iceberg to the Arabian Peninsula to slake the thirst of the water-poor, energy-rich countries of the Persian Gulf.

What began as a pandemic workaround — an assistant principal handing out school meals and a farmer with piles of unsold dates ...

At $100 per gram, to say saffron is a delicacy would be an understatement. Saffron is known for giving dishes like Spanish paella its rich flavor and golden tint and has long been a reputable spice ...

As the Colorado River snakes through the deserts of the Southwest United States, its water is diverted to cities, states, tribes and farmers along its course. Drought, climate change and growth have ...

The city of Alto Hospicio, in Chile’s Atacama Desert, is one of the driest places on Earth. And yet its population of 140,000 continues to balloon, putting mounting pressure on nearby aquifers that ...

DATELAND, Ariz. (AP) — Storks scatter, white against blue water, as Dan Mohring’s pickup truck rumbles down the dirt road. He’s towing a trailer full of ground-up beef, chicken, fish and nutrient bits ...

The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over El Oued, in northeast Algeria, about 80 km west of the border with Tunisia. Zoom in to explore this image at its full 10 m resolution or click on the ...