Mars isn’t just dusty—it crackles with electricity. Scientists discovered that dust devils can generate tiny electric sparks, ...

Dust devils on Mars form when air near the warm surface heats up and rises through cooler surrounding air, causing nearby air to rush in and start rotating. As this spinning air column accelerates, it ...

On Dec. 16, 1962, NASA launched the Explorer 16 spacecraft to study micrometeoroids near Earth. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video ...

It has been a decade since University of Washington scientists first pinpointed specific instances of air pollution, including Gobi Desert dust, traversing the Pacific Ocean and adding to the mix of ...

Up to 80% of brake-dust particles have an electric charge, which could serve as a means of controlling brake dust and improving air quality, according to a new study from the University of California, ...

MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WKRN) — On Friday, September 12th, the Mt. Juliet League Inc. Facebook page posted a video of a large dust devil at a local baseball field. According to Robin Speight, the park ...

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Scientists in Japan have used a global climate model to show that dust from land without snow cover in the Arctic is a major source of particles that form ice crystals in Arctic low-level clouds. This ...

DALLAS — This week North Texas will experience a phenomenon from across the Atlantic: a plume of Saharan dust. It'll likely arrive Wednesday and it is expected to linger through Thursday. Saharan dust ...