Every year, hailstorms cause billions in damage to homes, businesses, and crops, yet how these ice balls of destruction form in the upper troposphere has remained somewhat of a mystery. The ...

Secondary gravity waves are ripples in the atmosphere created when primary gravity waves, like those triggered by a volcanic ...

Volcanoes erupting underwater have a distinctive effect on the climate that is larger and more widespread than previously ...

What's the currency for all life on Earth? Carbon. Every living thing needs a source of carbon to grow and reproduce. In the ...

Stars have long inspired curiosity among observers, but our understanding of their birth and the creation of planets around ...

To many, atmospheric rivers are a West Coast phenomenon. But they’re also responsible for the devastating flooding that hit ...

Both young drivers are looking forward to the “atmosphere,” as well as the challenge. “This weekend will be my first time racing in the United States which means it’s definitely exciting ...

For decades, the Kármán Line, set at an altitude of 100 kilometers (or 62 miles) above sea level, has been the widely ...

Melissa Fleur Afshar is a Newsweek reporter based in London, United Kingdom. Her current focus is on trending life stories and human-interest features on a variety of topics ranging from ...