Sand dunes often provide the backdrop for a scenic beach vacation, but few dwarf their neighboring stretch of coast as much as the awe-inspiring Dune du Pilat in France. It is the tallest of its ...

A family living on Chatham Island, a remote archipelago off the eastern coast of New Zealand’s main islands, noticed several ...

If there's one thing the coastline of France has going for it ... which sits tucked behind sand dunes, and unspoiled Plage de Saleccia, a deserted coastline that is best visited by boat.

I traveled to the region with France’s Alain Arnoux ... to the far north. The sand that makes up the dunes had traveled too, migrating west from Egypt and Sudan. We were guided by an old ...