Water moves between pools through evaporation into water vapor, transport through the atmosphere, condensation to form clouds, and returns to the surface as precipitation. At its core, the water cycle ...

You know the feeling. Sheets of rain hammering down, those silicone wipers working like crazy, and instead of clearing, your windshield turns into a smeared mess. That's where hydrophobic coatings ...

LEESBURG, Va. — Coronal rain may have a finer grain. A search for plasma precipitation in the sun’s atmosphere reveals that the rain turns up in unexpected places. That discovery might mean the rain ...

Few natural experiences are as universally loved as the earthy scent that rises after the first drops of rain hit dry ground. Petrichor, what most people describe as the smell of fresh rain, but the ...

Dear Science: How do millions of gallons of water defy gravity before they fall as rain? Here's what science has to say: This is the kind of salt-of-the-Earth science question that might make a reader ...

This story was originally published by Yale Environment 360 and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In August 2021, rain fell atop the 10,551-foot summit of the Greenland ice ...