A new film adaptation of classic science fiction novel “Dune” has opened in U.S. theaters, bringing audiences back to the desert planet Arrakis, home of sand worms, spice, politics and war. While set ...

The Oregon Dunes are located on the central Oregon Coast. The sweeping sand dunes of the planet Arrakis, home to the spice melange and giant sand worms, may sound strangely familiar to those who have ...

The sands of Arrakis are closer than you might think. Arrakis, Dune, desert planet — the setting for the sci-fi epic coming to movie theaters this week is a planet of sand inhabited by water-starved ...

It wasn’t the towering fir trees, the local IPAs, or the stunning views along the coast that brought Lon Beale to Oregon. It was the sand. Beale is owner and operator of Sand Master Park in Florence, ...

Timothée Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson star in “Dune,” a movie based on sci-fi author Frank Herbert’s book. The tale draws in part upon Herbert’s experiences in the Pacific Northwest. (Warner Bros.