If you were wondering what that strange substance falling from the sky was Tuesday morning, it was rain. After nearly a month ...

Picture yourself standing under a torrential downpour. Every single raindrop slamming into your umbrella, your roof, the ...

Rainfall is one of the defining characteristics of our weather, with amounts varying dramatically from one region to another. It shapes both our skies and our landscape, carving valleys while filling ...

Whenever it rains, people generally don’t look too closely at what the drops do exactly when they hit a surface. We generally ...

Imagine how tough life would be if raindrops weighed 3 tons apiece as they fell out of the sky at 20 mph. That's how raindrops look to a mosquito, yet a raindrop weighing 50 times more than one can ...

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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Raindrops might be pumping bacteria into the sky, according to a ...

Raindrops are shaped like teardrops, right? Wrong! Let's discover rain's true shape. What do raindrops look like? Exactly how we drew them as kids, right? Wrong! Teardrop-shaped rain is physically ...

Raindrops keep falling on your head in all different sizes, and now researchers know why. The shattering of single raindrops after they leave clouds is enough to explain the wide variety of drop sizes ...

Scientists have observed the biggest raindrops recorded on Earth - which may be a whopping 1cm in size. The monster water droplets were observed from the air, by atmospheric experts studying clouds.