It should also be no surprise, then, that these happen most often in desert regions. Specifically, it states that the ...

Like a tornado, a dust devil is a rotating column of air. Unlike a tornado, they typically aren’t destructive or deadly, but they can have winds over 60 mph, which is strong enough to cause ...

Because I spent my childhood on the hardscrabble streets of the East Coast, the only time I ever saw a tiny cloud of dust spinning rapidly was when the Tasmanian Devil appeared on my television. So ...

A video of a dust devil on social media sparked the question, "How do these form when it's sunny out?" A video of a dust devil on social media sparked the question, "How do these form when it's sunny ...

Over the weekend, a colossal dust devil spun to life in the Texas heat, rapidly growing and hurling a towering column of dirt and debris into the air, much to the shock of nearby onlookers. A video ...

A photographer both had an eye — and an ear — for a surreal sight Thursday when a dust devil blew across a Mississippi corn ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Dust devils on Mars could be crackling with electric currents, according ...

Our Red Planet explorers may encounter a peculiar threat. Dust devils on Mars could be crackling with electric currents, according to a new study — and scientists are a little concerned about this ...

Dust devils on Mars could be crackling with electric currents, according to a new study — and scientists are a little concerned about this because a buildup of such charge could harm rovers rolling ...