In other words, raindrops hitting sandy clay soils send more bacteria into the air than droplets hitting other kinds of dirt. ... Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Sign up .

Raindrops are to mosquitoes what falling VW Beetles would be to humans. Yet incredibly--maddeningly--mosquitoes survive rainstorms all the time. How? By Meghan Cetera Published Jun 5, 2013 6:00 PM ...

Raindrops form and grow inside clouds when water vapor condenses around much smaller particles such as aerosols. This turns out to be a complex non-linear process.

If you had a collision with something 50 times your weight, it would probably (pun intended) have a major impact. But mosquitos do this all the time. Raindrops can weigh 50 times more than a ...

Staring at raindrops on a car windshield is more than just a way to get in touch with your emo side. You might also learn some physics. As a car speeds along in the rain, some water droplets slide ...

Raindrops form into this shape because of the surface tension of water, which is sometimes described as a "skin" that makes the water molecules stick together. But the molecules don't form a skin.

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