Way up high in the atmosphere, dust and smoke particles suspended in clouds create places where moisture can settle and form into drops. The drops sitting up here are like little globes of water, ...

MOLINE, Ill. — Since childhood, many of us have grown up wth the impression that raindrops have a teardrop appearance to them. Even our weather computer gives off this impression with a ...

Raindrops can wreak havoc on Earth. They just do it on a microscopic scale. At that scale, raindrops hitting bare ground have nearly the force of a hammer hitting a mound of dirt. What happens when ...

Staring at raindrops on a car windshield is more than just a way to get in touch with your emo side. You might also learn some physics. As a car speeds along in the rain, some water droplets slide up ...

Raindrops and proteins seem to have a lot in common. This has been shown in a new study by scientists at Umea University in Sweden. The principle behind the formation of raindrops is very similar to ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Billions of years ago, rain on Mars was heavy enough to shape the planet's surface, carving ...