In his 1963 scifi story “The Invincible,” the Polish writer Stanisław Lem imagined an artificial species of free-floating nanobots which roamed the atmosphere of a far-off planet. Like tiny bugs, the ...

In Owens Valley, where water diversions by Los Angeles have dried up Owens Lake, dust rising from the dry lake bed is a longstanding problem. Now, scientists have found that dust emissions from the ...

Clouds of Saharan dust carried by winds across the Atlantic Ocean are expected to cause hazy skies over parts of Florida, the Southeast, and the Gulf Coast this week, according to forecasters. Health ...

A quick look to the skies of the United States in recent days could yield anything from Canadian wildfire smoke to the Aurora Borealis. Saharan dust will be added to the list over the next few days.

EL PASO, Texas—On a Tuesday afternoon in May, earth system scientist Thomas Gill was tracking yet more dust rolling through this border city. Gill, a member of the faculty at the University of Texas ...

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A time-lapse video shows how quickly the Chicago skyline disappeared as the wall of dust blew through. "This looks like a bad thunderstorm coming through, but you can tell that it's just not a ...

Clearing the air on common myths about combustible dust hazards and how NFPA standards and explosion protection systems can help facilities stay compliant and safe. If your facility handles materials ...

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 ...

Cincinnati will likely be swarming with cicadas by the second week of May. The Brood XIV (14) bugs will be the latest brood of 17-year cicadas to emerge, making Cincinnati, Southwest Ohio, Northern ...

The eastern U.S. is about to be inundated with trillions of Brood XIV periodical cicadas—which were first documented by the pilgrims in 1634. Periodical cicadas have red eyes and emerge from the ...