Commonly comprised of dirt, pollen, skin cells, insects, pet dander, mold spores, bacteria, mycotoxins, dust mites, their refuse, and other such flotsam and jetsam, the buildup of indoor and outdoor ...

Planets are formed when dust and rock in a disk around a young star collide and combine to form ever larger bodies. This so-called accretion is not yet fully understood. Astrophysicists at the ...

Billowing clouds of the stuff struck a severe blow to the American heartland during the 1930s, ruining wheat crops and forcing farming families to flee westward. Apollo astronauts tracked it into the ...

An all-too-familiar scene has unfolded across the Phoenix metro area and Southwest Arizona as a large Category 5 dust storm engulfed the region, creating unhealthy air quality for thousands.

A new plume of Saharan dust is heading to Florida. Learn about the health risks and how to protect yourself.

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A dust sensor is an optical electronic system to detect fine particles such as dust. In principle, an optical dust sensor detects the dust particle concentration the in air by using an optical sensing ...

This is an electron microscope image of a dust particle rounded by eolian transport. It originated in the Sahara desert and was found in 7.2 million year old sediments in Greece. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...