(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.

This 2013 astronaut photo shows a giant eye-shaped impact crater in the Sahara Desert that is slowly being circled by ...

The Taklamakan Desert in China is now surrounded by a 1900-mile green belt to prevent sandstorms and protect local ...

In the heart of Dasht-e Kavir, a large desert in Iran, there is an enormous area of sand dunes known as Rig-e Jenn. At about 1,400 square miles, it is said to be one of the most impossible areas ...

"These findings will probably surprise a lot of people as we can see how quickly this enormous dune formed, and that it is moving across the desert at about 50cm a year," he adds. The scientists ...

Ryan Ewing, Texas A&M University ‘Nick Lancaster’s fifty-plus years of field research on desert dunes and his keen insights on the ‘big-picture’ of dune formation and change make him the best ...

Gearing up: For a project to photograph the world’s extreme deserts, I wanted to visit the giant sand dunes in China’s ... to meet us at the edge of the desert. Essential packing list: I ...

The sand's lengthy, windy journey means that grains deposited on the surface of the dune are extremely round, smooth, and uniform. Next, a desert rainstorm must take place, washing dust and other ...

The rare event marks the first snowfall ever recorded in the region, an area traditionally known for its scorching heat and golden sand dunes. Footage shows snowflakes falling across the desert ...