New UCLA research finds that airborne dust traps about twice as much heat as climate models have estimated, even though dust likely cools the planet overall. The effect of dust retaining heat is equal ...

The building blocks of new planets could form more easily than previously thought, according to calculations by a team led by a RIKEN astrophysicist. Astronomers are still figuring out exactly how ...

The technology used to predict sand and dust storm (SDS) severity has for decades systematically overestimated when and where sediment is transported across Earth's surface, a new study shows.

A plume of dust is affecting air quality in Florida and may reach other Southern states soon. Here’s what we know about the potential health effects. By Maggie Astor A plume of dust that has traveled ...