Most commonly observed in Antarctica and the Arctic, temperatures need to be well below freezing for diamond dust to form, usually below 15 degrees. It occurs when precipitation falls as very tiny ice ...

The Earth needs to chill and showering it in bling could be the way to do it. Scientists are interested in depositing diamond dust into the atmosphere in order to reflect sunlight and cool down the ...

This past season I backcountry skied in Mineral Fork, a drainage located up Big Cottonwood Canyon. It was a cold, clear morning and, even though there were no clouds in the sky, the air was sparkling ...

Dropping diamond dust from an airplane and letting it scatter throughout the atmosphere could help cool the planet, according to newfound evidence. A team of researchers from several institutions ...

Diamond dust fell from the Michigan sky on Friday, Feb. 3, in Michigan. National Weather Service video screengrab Snow-like droplets appeared in the Michigan sky on Friday, Feb. 3, but the spectacle ...

Recent research suggests that injecting solid particles into the atmosphere may significantly mitigate stratospheric warming, as the rate continues to climb around the globe. In a study published in ...