Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries and are taking an increasing toll on health, ...

As per Al Jazeera, Yang highlighted that airborne particles from sand and dust storms are linked to around seven million premature deaths each year, primarily due to respiratory and heart diseases.

A new study has further highlighted the potential of porous particles made from purified sand for altering the body's uptake of fats and sugars. Depositphotos. View 1 Image 1 / 1.

Dig in: Sand serves up a possible cure for obesity Date: October 24, 2022 Source: University of South Australia Summary: Engineered particles of purified sand could be the next anti-obesity ...

It is dust made up of sand and mineral particles swept up from 3.5 million square miles of Africa's Sahara Desert. Also called the Saharan Air Layer (SAL) by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Watch sand defy gravity and flow uphill thanks to “negative friction” Applying magnetic forces to single iron oxide-coated particles spurs strange collective motion.

Engineered particles of purified sand could be the next anti-obesity therapy as new research from the University of South Australia shows that porous silica can prevent fats and carbohydrates from ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has proven just how powerful it is with its latest discovery: sand storms swirling on a planet 40 light-years from Earth, or about 235 trillion miles away. One of ...