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Microplastics have once again been detected somewhere jarring as scientists reveal that these tiny plastic bits may be changing the weather.

Science & Energy

Microplastics Are Infesting Clouds, Affecting Weather

By Noor Al-Sibai

A NASA observation satellite has spotted odd UFO-shaped cloud hovering above the Otago region in southeastern New Zealand.

NASA Satellite Inspects Strange-Looking Cloud That Always Forms in Same Spot

By Victor Tangermann

NASA's Terra satellite has captured a stunning image of "fallstreak holes" or "hole-punch clouds," scientifically known as cavum clouds.

Science & Energy

Satellite Spots Circular Holes in Clouds Over Florida

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers in China discovered that microplastics could be affecting the formation of the clouds they're found in.

Microplastics Inside Clouds May Be Changing Global Weather, Scientists Say

By Frank Landymore

Thanks to one prudent local in Wyoming, we now to get to behold a rare and extremely picturesque Kelvin-Helmholtz wave cloud.

Science & Energy

Please Take a Moment and Enjoy This Beautifully Peaceful Cloud Formation

By Frank Landymore

Thanks to a rare and very trippy optical illusion called the "Brocken spectre," the sensation of being followed may not be just in your head after all.

Science & Energy

Chilling Optical Illusion Creates Ghostly Figure Hiding in the Fog

By Noor Al-Sibai

A super weird worm-like cloud photographed in Alaska has locals scratching their heads.

Science & Energy

Locals Spotted Something Bizarre in the Sky Over Alaska Mountain

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover took a break from studying the surface of Mars to look at the clouds floating in the Red Planet's atmosphere.

See Pics of Martian Clouds Snapped From the Planet’s Surface

By Kristin Houser

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Rising Clouds Could Spell Disaster for the World’s Tropical Forests

By Kristin Houser