In Lubbock, a dust storm stirs up unexpected emotions and humor, as residents grapple with their need for errands and bond over shared experiences in the swirling grit.

Air quality in Termez is severely compromised by extremely high levels of particulate matter, driven mainly by sand and dust storms, winter household heating, traffic-related dust, and agricultural ...

Dust storms can cause vehicle crashes due to poor visibility, damage crops and also carry diseases. And in some parts of the South, the number of dust storms is only increasing.

Some problems get larger the longer you ignore them, but others are fixed immediately with color-catching laundry sheets or a ...

After years of delays, dust, and the kind of chaos that makes every build feel like a Grand Designs episode, we finally do the thing we have been waiting to say - we move into our dream house. This is ...

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

An unusual volcanic rain trigger. A 2024 eruption at Iceland’s Sundhnúksgígar volcano caused an unpredicted rainstorm, but researchers weren’t sure how. Rather than the normal mechanisms for volcanic ...

Dust storms regularly affect northern China, including its capital, Beijing. In recent years, Chinese scientists and officials have traced the source of the dust storms to its neighbor Mongolia. Much ...

There’s an electrifying new development in Mars science. NASA’s Perseverance rover has just captured proof of a weather phenomenon that was long suspected, but until now, never observed: electric ...

The drudgery of adult life tends to, over time, dull our baseline primordial senses. Instead of feeling acutely aware of the danger of a stalking predator—something that motivates an innate fear of ...

The solar maximum may be over, but the sun has still been busy with activity. A powerful solar eruption is expected to hit Earth soon, according to a forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Sometimes you get a small electric shock from touching your car door handle on a dry summer's day. The source of these shocks is a spark discharge, occurring between your body and the body of the car.