Flamingos feed in Laguna Chaxa, a salt-rich lagoon in Chile’s Atacama Desert. It’s a location that flamingos have adapted to live in over millennia. But each year, is still a struggle. November 2024.

The sci-fi film Dune: Part Two is out in theaters now. The movie takes place on the harsh desert planet, Arrakis, where water is scarce and giant,... Could Dune really exist? What scientists think of ...

The desert planet, Arrakis, in "Dune: Part Two" has extreme temperatures and little water. Surviving on such a planet would take technology and adaptability. Three experts explain what it might be ...

The environment on Arrakis — the desert planet central to Frank Herbert's epic science fiction series Dune — is not entirely fictional, according to Cornell scientists. Arrakis consists of bone-dry ...

"Arrakis is Dune, and Dune is sand," said Dune: Awakening executive producer Scott Junior, describing the desert planet that serves as the setting for the upcoming multiplayer survival game. This ...