For several days this summer the Albanian city of Elbasan choked in a dense cloud of stinging smoke coming from the direction ...

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I was surprised to find out that indoor air quality is often worse than the quality of air outside, per the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). But it makes sense: Indoor spaces can be replete ...

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Solar farms built around China's Gobi Desert could have the unexpected benefit of reducing the dust pollution reaching cities across northern China. Large arrays of solar panels can slow winds close ...

The mission, dubbed PUFFINS, will use an ultraviolet space telescope to seek answers about dust between stars.

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A massive plume of hazardous dust is heading towards the US East Coast, and millions have been warned to prepare for air quality alerts and breathing issues. Saharan dust is exactly what it sounds ...

More than 170,000 pages of newly released records, never before shown to the public, reveal that New York City officials knew of potential dangers from exposure to ...

Portugal’s health authorities are warning of poor air quality across much of mainland Portugal as Saharan dust sweeps across the country, with the phenomenon expected to continue until Saturday. The ...