Clouds dampen forecast for Endeavour launch

Last Updated: Friday, April 29, 2011, 08:42

The 30-year space shuttle program will end for good after final launch by Atlantis, planned for June.

Global warming to turn clouds into heat traps

Last Updated: Sunday, December 12, 2010, 17:03

Warmer temperatures mean clouds trap more heat, which in turn leads to even more warming.

Clouds could make global warming worse

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 15:35

Response of clouds to rising sea surface temperatures amplifies the warming trend.

Dolphins inspire a better kind of sonar

Last Updated: Friday, November 19, 2010, 09:49

Scientists develops a new underwater device that can outperform standard sonar and detect objects through bubble clouds.

Secrets of exploding plasma clouds on Sun

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 17:47

Scientists sheds light on the explosion of plasma clouds on the Sun.

Galactic clouds could help us trace Sun’s journey through space

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 3, 2010, 12:19

Scientists may have found a new tool to trace the Sun’s journey through our galaxy, the Milky Way.

Russian wildfires creating towering dirty clouds: Scientists

Last Updated: Saturday, August 14, 2010, 17:40

The vast plumes of smoke emanating from the forest fires in Russia are now creating so-called pyrocumulonimbus clouds which scientists say can trap airborne pollution and travel thousands of miles.

White clouds over oceans can stop global warming: Study

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 18:25

White clouds over oceans can stop global warming and bring more rains to the land, according to a recent study.

Jet aircraft blow holes in clouds to cause snow or rain

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 15:13

Jet aircraft make odd-shaped holes in clouds and cause rain or snow as they climb or descend in the skies under certain atmospheric conditions.

Ash clouds closes airspace in France, Italy, Portugal

Last Updated: Sunday, May 9, 2010, 19:42

Airspace above France, Italy and Portugal was closed today and dozens of flights cancelled because of an ash cloud drifting over from a volcano in Iceland that caused air travel chaos last month.

Clouds but no rain in Delhi, says weather office

Last Updated: Thursday, April 29, 2010, 11:25

The weather office forecast a cloudy warm day for Delhi Thursday but said no rain was expected.

Volcano spews more ash, spawns wider flight chaos

Last Updated: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 23:50

A lingering volcanic ash plume forced extended no-fly restrictions over much of Europe on Saturday, as scientists warned that activity at a volcano in Iceland had increased and showed no sign of abating — a portent of more travel chaos to come.