The Negev bloomed 1.6 million years ago, scientists say
“The Negev did not look like [it does] today,” said Hanan Ginat, an earth scientist at the Dead Sea and Arava Science Center.
An Ibex stands on a cliff-edge above the Ramon Crater in southern Israel's Negev desert March 5, 2012(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
