Mars is infamous for its intense dust storms, some of which kick up enough dust to be seen by telescopes on Earth. When dust particles rub against each other, as they do in Martian dust storms, they ...

Scientists basically agree that an asteroid struck the Earth some 65 million years ago and its impact created the Chicxulub crater in Yucatan, Mexico. More controversial is the link between this ...

Every summer, massive dust storms sweep across the Sahara Desert in Africa, lifting the fine sand and mineral dust particles into the air. The last time Saharan dust made its appearance was at the end ...

Researchers have so far overlooked the impact of dust particles on the mass extinction of species following the Chicxulub asteroid impact. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Classic whodunit mysteries work because just about every character ends up being a murder suspect. The demise of non-avian dinosaurs is a lot like that. The Chicxulub impact and its aftereffects ...

Dust and dust storms poses a threat to Californians' health, the state's agriculture sector and more. Among what the report explores is how climate change is expected to increase dust storms in ...

Researchers from several University of California campuses have collaborated to create a report on dust in California, a characteristic that defines the desert climate zone that encompasses most of ...

The Chicxulub impact threw sulfur gas, soot and dust into the air. New research finds that the dust may have been the most devastating. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Scientists in Germany have collected dust from Qatar, Morocco and Thailand to analyze the impact on the performance of uncoated solar glass and uncoated PV mini-modules. Their analysis has shown that ...

The arid, dusty regions of the world present a great opportunity for solar energy – often pairing consistently high irradiation with large areas of land that have few other practical uses. But such ...