Weather

They can also form towers as high as 30 ants tall

Drone pilots say they can save lives, but emergency responders want them grounded

Essential operations to support the International Space Station will continue, with the center reopening on September 5

The city is limited by reliance on slow-draining bayous to carry out the rain

Despite rising floodwaters, Johnson Space Center continues critical space station operations

How did the storm rapidly blow up from Category 1 to 4, why is it so stuck over Houston, how can it possibly produce so much rain? And more

Hurricane Harvey could be particularly threatening as it will contain both violent wind speeds and a heavy downpour

Storm heads for Texas cities of Corpus Christi and Houston, home to major oil refineries

The biggest threat from Harvey is not its strong winds but the heavy rain

Sundown sparks blustery snowstorms in the Red Planet’s lower atmosphere

Floods are arriving earlier or later due to the interplay with other factors like the timing of snowmelt

With climate change, more frequent and heavier rains may wash more nitrogen into waterways