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April 14, 1935, dawned clear across the plains. After weeks of dust storms, one near the end of March destroying five million acres of wheat, people grateful to see the sun went outside to do ...
The national capital experienced a sudden shift in weather conditions on Friday evening, as strong dust storms and gusty winds swept through the city After strong dust storms and gusty winds hit ...
Image credits: sgtppr67 Even if you weren’t around to witness their world firsthand, you get a glimpse of how life was once lived, sometimes simpler, sometimes more challenging, but always rich ...
OPINION: Rock dust is being touted as the new carbon sequestration saviour. Alongside trees and soil, or even deep injection, the new star is enhanced rock weathering (ERW). All you need to do is ...
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover spotted a large dust devil (on the right) consuming a smaller, fainter twister (on the left in the foreground). NASA / JPL-Caltech / LANL / CNES / CNRS / INTA-CSIC ...
Dust devils are not only whipping up dust on Mars – they’re revealing new secrets about the planet’s atmosphere. In a recent video, NASA’s Perseverance rover recorded a rare and spectacular scene on ...
The Kentucky Derby prep schedule is nearing the end of the trail, which means it's time for detailed looks at the horses that could fill the starting gate with Andrew Champagne of Raketech and The ...
Not bad for Moon dust. By heating a lunar regolith simulant to 1,550°C for three hours in a vacuum-sealed resistance furnace, the team produced a semi-transparent moonglass-a-like, which they then ...
Headlines warn of “toxic dust.” But are these ominous claims grounded in current science — or just blowing dust in our eyes? What was found behind the scary headlines is far less dramatic than ...