Every day, vast quantities of rain fall across the planet. Until now, all that energy has simply gone to waste. But scientists may have found a clever new way to tap into this overlooked natural ...

Water moves between pools through evaporation into water vapor, transport through the atmosphere, condensation to form clouds, and returns to the surface as precipitation. At its core, the water cycle ...

Growing up as kids, when we were asked to draw a rain drop we think of that classic tear drop shape. We never wondered how accurate that actually was. Raindrops are in fact not tear drop shaped. When ...

We've all been there—caught outside without an umbrella as the sky opens up. Whether it's a light drizzle or a heavy downpour, instinct tells us that running will minimize how wet we get. But is that ...

As the Los Angeles area recovers from devastating wildfires, officials and emergency managers worry that rain could trigger mudslides in the hills and mountains. Rain on burned hillslopes can set off ...

Rain showers moved through the Phoenix metro on Saturday evening as a storm passed across the state, with the potential to continue through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.