A clever application of perception-altering technology, enabled by genetic manipulations, provides insight into how fruit flies follow tendrils of airborne odour plumes to localize the source of ...

Many animals appear to have an impressive ability to follow the wind to find food, avoid predators, and connect with potential mates. Until now, however, no study had examined how land mammals know ...

GRAND RAPIDS — Recently we have had some very windy days, but do we always know which direction the wind is blowing? In today's weather experiment we are going to build a wind vane or weather vane to ...

Lake-effect snow dumps localized areas of very heavy snow. The wind direction makes all the difference between a light shoveling and a big dig out at any on spot. Here is how each wind direction ...