Scientists used data from NASA's Perseverance rover to find tiny lightning bolts on Mars that could scour biosignatures off ...

Martian dust once merely seemed like an engineering nuisance, the grit that dimmed solar panels and clogged joints. Now the same fine powder that ended a legendary rover’s life is emerging as a ...

Dust storms are a growing part of life in the Imperial Valley and eastern San Diego County. KPBS’s Kori Suzuki spoke to one scientist about different ways you can stay safe. From afar, the largest ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — There is an experimental ranking system, called the Phoenix Dust Storm Scale, that a panel of experts has been working on. The categories go from 1 to 5, with 5 being the ...

Parts of central Arizona were engulfed by a towering wall of dust on Monday evening — producing dramatic scenes that sent shockwaves far beyond the Grand Canyon state. " It was larger and it went ...

Arizona’s recent haboobs are dramatic but common, driven by thunderstorm winds. Wisconsin once saw Prairie dust darken its skies during the 1930s Dust Bowl. Better farming and forecasting has lowered ...

Many Imperial Valley residents have grown weary of repeated public health studies around the Salton Sea. One group of scientists is trying to focus on solutions instead. Amato Evan was in the desert ...

Dust storms are nothing new to Arizona, a state that sees the massive walls of dust roll in every year. In the past month, the Phoenix area saw two major storms, causing flight cancellations, damaged ...