Star dunes - or pyramid dunes - are named after ... Amazigh name meaning highest sacred point) is located in the Erg Chebbi sand sea in south-east Morocco. It is 100m high and 700m wide with ...

These sand pyramids, which look like stars when ... Bristow et al, Structure and chronology of a star dune at Erg Chebbi, Morocco, reveals why star dunes are rarely recognised in the rock record ...

Now, however, researchers report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that they’ve developed an AI model ...

Having said that, here are five incredible sand dune locations where adventure awaits you year-round. Read more: 13 Creatures ...

This story appears in the November 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. I got my first lesson in the physics of sand dunes in 1998 on an expedition into the Sahara. In order to take aerial ...

Sandboarding in the Sahara is exhilarating. Rent boards from local vendors near popular dunes. No experience? Locals are ...

The trailer ends with him extending his weapons and leaping into the sand to attack, with the final narration being, “Only I will remain.” The text fades out to tell us this will be a Dune ...

Dune has always had a rocky time getting adapted. With Denis Villenueve's two-part adaptation, many fans finally got to see Frank Herbert's masterpiece as a fairly accurate, and truly incredible film.

Danish authorities warned Monday of dune landslides along the country's coasts following heavy rains after two German boys were buried in sand at the weekend and taken to hospital. The boys aged ...

Appearances can be deceiving. At first glance, you'd never think the rolling white sand dunes of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas held the largest stand of oak in the country. The region's ...