Sure, we've all heard of the urban heat island effect, where cities are hotter than surrounding rural areas. Now scientists have discovered a similar urban "rain island effect," where cities appear to ...

WASHINGTON – As extreme weather events have hit the world hard in recent years, one meteorology term — atmospheric rivers — has made the leap from scientific circles to common language, particularly ...

Researchers stumbled upon an ingredient that can stabilize droplets of genetic material: water. By Carl Zimmer Rain may have been an essential ingredient for the origin of life, according to a study ...