But when viewed from above, their namesake shape becomes more obvious: Tendrils of sand radiate out from a central peak, ...

The famed coastal dunes that inspired the shifting sand landscape of the desert planet Arrakis in Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel “Dune” are also under siege — from climate change ...

Almost like a scene from Mars, or the Dune movies, astronauts aboard the International Space Station recently photographed ...

29 and shared by Earth Observatory show changes to the landscape ... The stage was now set for the birth and growth of desert dunes': How the Sahara turned from a vast forest to the arid landscape ...

The age of one of Earth's largest and most complex types of sand dune has been calculated for the first time. Star dunes - or pyramid dunes - are named after their distinctive shapes and reach ...

A striking image taken from the International Space Station reveals the Erg Chebbi dunes in southeastern Morocco, part of the ...

‘Studying desert dunes continues to be essential to our understanding of the geomorphology and climate of Earth and other worlds in the solar system. The update to this anchoring text seamlessly ...

The 0.5-hectare Luna Terrace is part of the famed Tottori Sand Dunes, but is located outside ... radiation hundreds of times stronger than on Earth. The company’s second-generation “air ...

LEELANAU COUNTY, MI -- A humble reminder of Mother Nature’s power sits atop Pyramid Point dune lookout in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. A short climb gives you an epic vantage point of ...

The sea has been undermining the base of the dunes for many years Emergency services are warning that shifting sand dunes at a Cornwall beach pose an "unprecedented" danger. The dunes at Crantock ...