MILWAUKEE -- Maybe growing up, or still to this day, you wondered how we get rain. We all take this process for granted, and it happens constantly in our atmosphere. It all starts with tiny particles ...

"There's been increasing evidence that transmission is happening by inhalation." A group of 239 scientists from over 30 countries have published a letter urging the World Health Organization (WHO) and ...

For much of the pandemic, some scientists have been pushing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to recognize that the coronavirus is spread through aerosols--very small particles that can ...

What Are Atmospheric Aerosols Exactly Aerosols refer to fine solid or liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere, where ...

The tiniest particles of airborne pollution may affect the weather, new research suggests—even in some of the most pristine parts of the world. A study published in the journal Science found that ...

A nanomaterials expert has been looking at how small gold particles survive when subjected to very high temperatures. A Swansea University nanomaterials expert has been looking at how small gold ...

Researchers modeled the journey of microplastics released in wastewater treatment plant effluent into rivers of different sizes and flow speeds, focusing on the smallest microplastic fragments — less ...

The fields of virology, microbiology, nanoparticles, and extracellular vesicles (EVs) have grown tremendously over the past few years. Viruses, which range in size from 17 nm to ~1.5 µm, small ...