Satellite data show that U.S. cities have more nighttime cloud cover than nearby countryside, and building height and density ...

Clouds form when water vapor—an invisible gas in the atmosphere—sticks to tiny floating particles, such as dust, and turns into liquid water droplets or ice crystals. In a newly published study, we ...

Bacteria that colonize tiny plastic fragments drifting through the atmosphere can significantly enhance those particles’ ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Miriam Freedman, Penn State and Heidi Busse, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) Clouds form ...

Microplastics are turning up in unusual places increasingly often as they filter into nearly every facet of life on Earth. They’ve been discovered in drinking water, food, air and even in blood. Now, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rare and distinct cloud formations that resemble rippling ocean waves were recently spotted in the sky over New Hampshire. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With Michigan's changeable weather, residents get to see a lot of different cloud formations — fluffy cumulus, wispy cirrus and ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Early Wednesday morning, parts of the Columbia area saw rain to start the day with scattered showers and storms. This made for a rainy morning commute for many individuals. As the ...

Credit: Boris Vinatzer Fungi may hold a little-known key to ice formation in clouds. Can fungi affect the weather? It may sound unlikely, but new research suggests they just might. An international ...