Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above ...

Precipitation can bring chaos! But have you ever wonder how each type of precipitation forms? It is all based on the temperatures across the different layers of the atmosphere; from cloud to surface.

The science of snowflakes: See how they form and why no two are ever alike Snow is made up of trillions of tiny ice crystals that make snowflakes, with not one alike. Here's how they form.

Science. Your inbox. ... Understanding how lightning forms and even why it forms will hopefully answer a lot of questions, such as how a volcanic eruption triggered a powerful lightning storm.

Imagine a life form that doesn't resemble any of the organisms found on the tree of life. One that has its own unique control system, and that a doctor would want to send into your body. It sounds ...

New research on the form of ape and human hands is helping to rewrite understanding of the many and varied ways evolution constructs life, writes Darren Curnoe.

Scientists have found an elusive third form of magnetism that could help solve a longstanding puzzle about superconductors. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

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