How does a cloud stay cool under direct sunlight—or seem to vanish in infrared? In nature, phenomena like white cumulus ...

Conventional white coatings (e.g., titanium dioxide, TiO₂ based) scatter sunlight diffusively, but are only effective in ...

Have you ever felt the air shift and suddenly wondered, “Is a storm brewing overhead?” You’re not alone. The sky has a ...

Speeding around the Earth at 28,000 km/h, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured an incredible view of a phenomenon known as a ...

They form when cumulonimbus clouds develop in succession and create a single long line. For weather buffs, detailed identifiers are three-hour precipitation of a minimum of 80 millimeters that ...

It's proof that science, like clouds, can rise against the odds,’ says Elbahri. The research was published on Advanced Materials in June 2025. Much like the transformation from bright cumulus to dark ...

Cumulonimbus: While these clouds are formally defined as low clouds, they are unique, often spanning the levels of low, middle and high clouds. These clouds are classified by their towering vertical ...

There are ten main cloud types, which are further divided into 27 sub-types according to their height shape, colour and associated weather, Clouds are categorised as low (from the earth's surface to 2 ...

The latest experiment also represents the first time the LZ team applied a technique called “salting,” in which false WIMP ...

The prefix “alto” (meaning “high”) helps distinguish mid-level clouds from their lower-level counterparts (such as altostratus vs stratus). NWS cloud chart. Click to expand to full-size.