Why do some clouds look like cotton balls while others look like flying saucers? The shapes of clouds reveal different things about changing weather patterns.
The right mix of hot, humid, rising air can produce some of the most powerful weather phenomena on the planet.
The air around and above us always has some water vapor and some particles in it. The particles could be dust or salt or even ...
Compounds emitted by trees, diterpenes, could have a previously unconsidered impact on the formation of particles in the ...
This week's question comes from Regina, who asks about one of the basic elements of our weather, "Why do clouds form?" Meteorologist Rob Shackelford: This might sound like a weird analogy, but I need ...
The detection of the molecule phosphine in a brown dwarf’s atmosphere may help astronomers in their search for life elsewhere ...
An optical phenomenon known as a sun dog was spotted in the sky over several Connecticut towns on Tuesday afternoon. These ...
Lenticular clouds are those smooth, lens-shaped formations that look like stacked pancakes, or sometimes, a UFO hovering in ...
Caltech researchers have developed a new simulation of the hydrological cycle on Jupiter, modeling how water vapor condenses ...
An optical phenomenon known as a sun dog was spotted in the sky over several Connecticut towns on Tuesday afternoon. These ...
A new discovery by the James Webb Space Telescope has given scientists fresh insight into Venus and its potential to host life ...