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Argentinian architect Ciro Najle has spent the past several years designing more efficient fog collectors, vast nets that allow people in arid regions to gather water from moisture in the air. And recently, he worked with local crafters to translate the complex fractal mathematics of cumulous clouds into crochet. The luminous, fascinating results are now on display in Paris art/science gallery Le Laboratoire, and New Scientist's Kat Austen visited the show.

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Being outside gives us a sense of freedom and spaciousness, and as far as some German engineers are concerned, that means increased work efficiency. That's why they've invented a "dynamic luminous ceiling" that simulates working outside during a clouding day. More »
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Here's a rare look at a rainbow over the skies of Ethiopia. Find out how this cloud — known as a "pileus cloud" — brightens the atmosphere. More »
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In this gallery, photographers show us unidentified cloudy objects. These are clouds that look so weird that it's as if some kind of alien vessel shaped them. And who knows? Maybe one did. More »
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Water is clear. The sky is blue. So why are clouds white? And if regular clouds are white, why are rain clouds gray? More »
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This shelf cloud formed over Gyor, a hamlet 70 miles from Budapest, after a bout of torrential thunder and hail storms flooded villages and forced people from their homes. Either that, or Cobra got that Weather Dominator working. [DailyMail] More »
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While one could spend hours gazing up at the endless variations of clouds, satellite imagery has revealed that looking down on them can be even more astonishing. More »
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The mysterious Tunguska explosion in 1908 leveled hundreds of square miles of Siberian forest, leaving trees flattened to the ground. New evidence, based on strange, glowing clouds in the upper atmosphere, proves that Tunguska wasn't caused by aliens after all. More »
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These thunderheads are brewing over the midwestern United States, a region where thunderstorms can whip up pretty damn fast. Courtesy of NASA, this image is one of a series running on the Boston Globe's website to celebrate the work done by the International Space Station. Want to see what this kind of cloud looks like a little closer? More »
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