PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An enormous dust devil swirling more than 100 feet into the air was recorded in Albany Tuesday around 2:50 p.m. Meteorologist with Portland’s National Weather Service office ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. In a rare occurrence, HiRISE captured an image of a live dust devil as it etched its track into ...

Recent observations have unveiled the intricate dance of a thousand Martian dust devils, offering a unique window into the wind patterns that shape the Red Planet’s surface. These swirling vortices, ...

In the Mojave Desert, the sun beats down on the ground and makes pockets of low pressure. Cool air rushes into these areas, where it warms and rises, creating vortices that pick up dust. These types ...

“It’s a bit of an art — learning how to drive across dry lake beds at great speed,” says Matt Balme. “And it can be quite hairy as well.” During the next three years, Balme will spend a lot of time ...

This large dust devil in the center consumed a smaller nearby dust devil on Mars in January. Future human visitors to Mars will have to deal with an unfriendly planet. It’s dusty. It’s windy.

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 ...

Martian dust devils are fleeting, but the footprints they leave behind can endure for months. Now, researchers have used those tracks to learn about the whirlwinds and potentially guide future mission ...