From above, Earth briefly takes on the look of Arrakis, the harsh desert planet from Dune. Vast stretches of sand and barren terrain create an almost otherworldly scene, making the landscape look more ...

Earth is home to a plethora of surreal landscapes that seem almost alien due to unique geological phenomena. Places like Socotra, Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni, and the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Earth’s surface is a dynamic interface across which the atmosphere, water, biota, and ...

Landscape photography is a captivating art form that allows us to unveil the extraordinary beauty of our planet. From towering mountains and serene lakes to vast deserts and lush forests, the ...

Earth's surface is the living skin of our planet—it connects the physical, chemical and biological systems. Over geological time, this surface evolves. Rivers fragment the landscape into an ...

Glaciers have carved some of Earth's most beautiful landscapes by steepening and deepening valleys through erosion. Think of the Scottish Highlands, Yosemite National Park in the US, or the Norwegian ...

As astronomers discover more and more planets in distant star systems, interstellar travel has again sparked the imagination. NASA now estimates that there are one billion Earth-sized planets orbiting ...

You may not have noticed, but we’ve lately been seeing something of a revival of landscape painting. This isn’t a You may not have noticed, but we’ve lately been seeing something of a revival of ...

Google upgraded Google Earth to version 6.2 displays the Earth’s surface in smooth, natural textures. Previous versions of Google Earth rendered maps in patchy long-range imagery that were stitched ...

Dorothy J. Merritts,Chair, is a professor in the Department of Earth and Environment at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In 2004-2005 she was the Flora Stone Mather Visiting ...