clouds
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Cyclone 'Licks' Portugal Coast in Gorgeous Space ImageA curling tongue of clouds reaches out to taste the Iberian Peninsula in a new satellite image.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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July Fourth Comes Early: NASA Sounding Rocket Releases Colorful Morning Cloud Show (Photos, Video)A NASA sounding rocket launched early this morning and lit up the skies over the U.S. East Coast with colorful clouds, ringing in an early July Fourth celebration.
By Doris Elin Salazar Published
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A Cloud 'Tide' Fills the Grand Canyon in Gorgeous Time-Lapse VideoTime-lapse images recently captured an incredible sight — a "tide" of clouds rolling in to fill up the Grand Canyon.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Cloud Atlas Now Online: See All the Bizarre Formations Around the WorldThe bizarre roll cloud and the beautiful asperitas cloud are among the additions to the latest International Cloud Atlas.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Ammonia Detected in Earth's Atmosphere for First TimeIn an unexpected first, researchers have discovered ammonia in the troposphere, Earth's lowest atmospheric layer, a new study finds.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Bird Poop Cools the Arctic. No, It Won't Offset Climate WarmingBird poop is a messy nuisance in the Arctic, but the droppings from seabirds actually have a beneficial effect: slightly cooling the region threatened by climate change, a new study finds.
By Laura Geggel Published
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No, 'Honeycomb' Clouds Don't Explain Bermuda Triangle MysteryDespite recent speculation, strangely shaped clouds over the Bermuda Triangle are likely not the cause of unexplained disappearances.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Gorgeous Gravity Waves Intersect Near Africa (Photo)A new satellite image shows complicated cloud patterns off the coast of Angola and Namibia.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Stunning Cloud Maps Tell the Story of Life on EarthStunning new maps document a global year in the clouds in more intimate detail than ever before.
By Brian Kahn Published
