Oz rains soak up sea level rise
Researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) report that when three atmospheric patterns came together over the Indian…
A blue planet where it rains glass
Astronomers making visible-light observations with the Hubble Space Telescope have deduced the actual color of a planet orbiting another star…
Significant bacterial populations found in upper atmosphere
Using a DC-8 aircraft to scoop-up air samples from the troposphere, scientists have identified significant numbers of living microorganisms –…
Mosquitoes use tai chi to fly through rain
Using high speed video, researchers from Georgia Tech have observed how mosquitoes can fly through rain even though a single…
Bacteria make rain, bioprecipitation researchers say
Bioprecipitation researchers say that most precipitation events could depend on a type of bacterium whose outer membrane binds water molecules…
Bacterial Rainmakers Ubiquitous
Scientists from Montana State University and Louisiana State University have found evidence that globally distributed airborne bacteria play a pivotal…