The moon’s dust cloud has baffled scientists for years, with its lopsided shape a particular mystery. A new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planetssheds light on the cause, ...

Alexandria Johnson does hard science on the most nebulous of subjects: clouds. As an atmospheric scientist and assistant professor of practice in Purdue University’s College of Science, she studies ...

A new ERC synergy grant provides funding to investigate the role of turbulence in the physics of stratocumulus clouds and ...

Earth is reflecting less sunlight, and absorbing more heat, than it did several decades ago. Global warming is advancing ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Clouds are usually a popular weather topic because they can seem like familiar shapes or fun colors. This week, the sky put on a show and our Coastal Bend Weather Watchers ...

Cloud shapes arise from how air moves and mixes at different heights. When air rises, it cools. If it cools to its dew point, water vapour condenses into droplets or ice, forming a cloud.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — You may call it controlling the weather, but in scientific terms, it's known as "weather modification." Bottom line, it's a fancy way of explaining how people alter weather ...

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