The right mix of hot, humid, rising air can produce some of the most powerful weather phenomena on the planet.

Plants, plankton and sea spray all release elements that help the atmospheric blankets form Max G. Levy The view from a research aircraft that scientists use to collect data from high in Earth’s ...

When volcanic eruptions send towering plumes of ash into the atmosphere, they don’t just darken the sky or affect local air quality. New research shows that these eruptions can actually trigger the ...