Wadi Rum's otherworldly landscape is where Star Wars movies and The Martian were filmed. In late winter, plants emerge in this desert — but some are toxic to camels, so their herders must protect them ...

Bowling Ball Beach in Northern California reveals giant spherical rocks at low tide, creating one of the coast’s most surreal landscapes.

Curiosity has been exploring a region filled with boxwork formations, which formed billions of years ago when water leaked through rock cracks.

From Lake Superior cliffs to quiet mountain overlooks, these Upper Peninsula view spots deliver the kind of scenery that makes every stop worth it.

This laid-back beach town in southern Vietnam is quietly becoming one of Southeast Asia’s most exciting destinations — ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover investigates boxwork rock formations on Mount Sharp to gather evidence of ancient groundwater on Mars.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured this panorama of boxwork formations—the low ridges seen here with hollows in between them—using its Mastcam on Sept. 26, 2025, the 4,671st Martian day (sol) of the ...

Sand Dune Arch is one of over 2,000 naturally occurring sandstone arches in Arches National Park. The Sand Dune Arch Tra ...

Petroglyphs on sandstone at a national park in Chad bear witness to wildlife that once roamed the area before the continent’s ...