Farmers have long noted a correlation between rainstorms and disease outbreaks among plants. Fungal parasites known as "rust" can grow particularly rampant following rain events, eating away at the ...

Have you ever taken a walk through the rain on a warm spring day and seen that perfect puddle? You know, the one where the raindrops seem to touch down at just the right pace, causing a dance of ...

Loftus said understanding raindrop patterns across planets using computer models can help scientists piece together large-scale climate models. To assemble a computerized climate model that spans the ...

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