A person walks across dry, cracked earth in desert boots while wearing bright orange attire. The sun is rising, casting soft light over the barren landscape, highlighting the unique terrain.

Mini sand dunes form from bouncing sand on hard surfaces. A new model explains their growth on both Earth and Mars. A new ...

A photo exhibition that’s part of the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit shows the devastating effects of climate ...

Google Earth photo captured a hill formation in Sudan that bears a striking resemblance to human lips. Not much is known ...

Aguilar’s portraits captured her harmony with nature, blurring the line between human and desert. As a naturist, I’ve been drawn to her nude imitations of rocks, trees and wind. What knowledge do we ...

Lucky for you, the Earth is vast and strange, and that means it has a host of otherworldly landscapes just waiting for your exploration—no spaceship required. Click through the gallery and take a tour ...

A landscape of extremes -- sun-scorched earth and hidden blooms, rugged canyons carved by time, and sudden spring wildflowers when the rain gods have been kind -- the desert has a raw quality that ...