How ‘Dune’ became a beacon for the fledgling environmental movement − and a rallying cry for the new science of ecology

Oregon’s Umpqua Dunes inspired the desert planet Arrakis in Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune.’ VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images – By Devin Griffiths, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Published: 2024 Mar 15 – “Dune,” …