Every day, vast quantities of rain fall across the planet. Until now, all that energy has simply gone to waste. But scientists may have found a clever new way to tap into this overlooked natural ...

For as long as we’ve been capturing the sun’s rays, the clouds have been the enemy. When the sky turns gray and the first drops fall, the steady stream of electrons from traditional solar panels slows ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — You step outside after a fresh spring rain, expecting clean, crisp air and a break from sneezing fits. But instead, your allergies hit harder than ...

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 ...

Atmospheric and climate scientists show that biological particles may induce rain events that could contribute to flooding and snowstorms, owing to their ability to precipitate ice formation in clouds ...

Reports are emerging of black rain falling over parts of Iran in the hours after US-Israeli airstrikes on oil depots on the weekend, with some outlets describing it as “acid rain”. Iranian residents ...

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 ...