Clouds need a few things to form— warm and moist air, a cooling process and a cloud condensation nucleus. A simple speck of dust could be a cloud condensation nuclei but in this experiment it is the ...

I’m a meteorologist, and I’ve been fascinated by weather since I was 8 years old. I grew up in Minnesota, where the weather changes from wind-whipping blizzards in winter to severe thunderstorms – ...

Clouds in the sky may seem like a gentle cotton in the air but they are actually made of millions of tiny water droplets or ice crystals. Despite their delicate appearance, clouds can weigh hundreds ...

Finding an activity that adequately keeps kids entertained can be challenging, but the best science kits for kids help stave off boredom, all while being relatively easy to use and educational. The ...

Observations made with the APEX telescope in submillimeter-wavelength light reveal the cold, dusty clouds from which stars form in the Carina Nebula. This site of violent star formation, which plays ...

Graduate students analyze cloud formation data with research scientist Jesse Anderson, using the Pi Cloud Chamber to study atmospheric processes. × Michigan Tech's Pi Cloud Chamber is giving ...

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