Herbert was haunted by the specter of unstoppable dunes. In Dune, he imagined a desert that swallowed an entire planet—an ...

Located in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area near Corbett, Oregon, Wahkeena Falls is one of those ...

From rattlesnakes to cottonmouths, venomous snakes remain a backyard reality across much of the U.S. Here are the most common ...