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The clouds above us teem with strange creatures
There is another living world above our own, a community of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and other microscopic life form, who live in the clouds above us. Their habitat is ...
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How are clouds’ shapes made? A scientist explains the different cloud types and how they help forecast weather
Often, these are fair-weather clouds that form when the Sun warms the ground and the warm air rises. You’ll often see them on humid summer days. However, if the air is particularly warm and humid, and ...
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NASA rover captures images of mysterious "mother-of-pearl" clouds above Mars
Most clouds on the planet are made of water ice. The clouds photographed by Curiosity are at an altitude of 37 to 50 miles above the planet's surface. Other images show the clouds as white plumes ...
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Check out these cool clouds above Mars
Nasa has shared a video of some pretty cool-looking clouds, spotted above the planet Mars. Their Curiosity rover - a robot helping scientists learn more about Mars - captured this amazing video ...
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How are clouds’ shapes made? A scientist explains the different cloud types and how they help forecast weather
However, if the air is particularly warm and humid, and the atmosphere above is much colder, cumulus clouds can rapidly grow vertically into cumulonimbus. When the edges of these clouds look ...