(CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades.

The Painted Desert, located within the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, is a tapestry of vibrant colors and ...

There's plenty of air in the tiny spaces between grains of sand; the problem for sand-burrowing animals is how to get that air into their lungs while keeping the sand out ...

When you think of Wisconsin, you probably picture rolling dairy farms, deep green forests, or a tailgate spread worthy of a Lambeau Field parking lot. But what if I told you there’s an actual desert ...

Instead, he chose to immerse the actors and crew in the Wadi Rum desert landscapes of Jordan and the Liwa Oasis in Abu Dhabi to capture the vast, rolling sand dunes and rugged terrain of Arrakis.

The hottest Canary Island in February is home to black lava and white sand beaches, rolling mountains and subtropical ... over from the neighbouring Sahara Desert. Today, some of the dunes reach ...

HOHHOT — In the freezing winter, on the fringes of the Kubuqi Desert in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, dedicated sand control workers are busy mending and reinforcing defenses ...