The skies can be clear, blue, and tranquil. "And all of a sudden, boom, you hit it," Dan Bubb, a former airline pilot and now an aviation historian at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, told ...

The 5.4 km free-space quantum communication link between the University of Ottawa and the National Research Council Canada, where real-time atmospheric turbulence measurements were conducted to train ...

Austrian company Turbulence Solutions claims it's already flight-testing a system that can detect and neutralize air turbulence, reducing the forces felt by passengers by up to 80% – and reducing fuel ...

Turbulence is a common part of air travel but in rare cases, it can be dangerous — and even fatal. The death of a passenger on a flight from London to Singapore Tuesday has raised concerns about how ...

On May 21, a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 flying from London to Singapore ran into turbulence so severe that it hurled passengers and items around the cabin. The incident made headlines around the ...

Turbulence is something that affects every aircraft in flight. However, the phenomenon known as wake turbulence not only affects aircraft, it's caused by them. Wake turbulence is generated by aircraft ...

Tackling a long-time mystery, scientists have found that the turbulent movements of air in clouds play a key role in the growth of water droplets and the initiation of rain. The research can improve ...

Scientists for decades have attempted to learn more about the complex and mysterious chain of events by which tiny droplets in clouds grow large enough to begin falling toward the ground. Better ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. It gets bumpy traveling with a toddler. On a descent into JFK airport, we ...

One of the most unsettling feelings while flying is a sudden case of turbulence, especially if it's particularly violent. However, does this phenomenon affect more agile and high-tech planes like ...