An Air India Airbus A320 flying from Phuket to Delhi encountered severe mid-flight turbulence, injuring several passengers and crew members after a sudden 300-foot drop. What is it that causes ...

Indian astronomers have conducted a study aimed at investigating a large-scale turbulence in the interstellar medium of a spiral galaxy known as NGC 6946. Results of the study, published October 4 on ...

The total duration of severe-or-greater clear air turbulence experienced by airplanes traveling across a major North Atlantic airplane route increased by 55% from 1979 to 2020. (Photo: Getty) Ladies ...

Anxiety surrounding air travel has been growing among the public in recent weeks and months. Between the deadly crash in Washington D.C. earlier this year and several near misses, as well as FAA staff ...

A type of invisible, unpredictable air turbulence is expected to occur more frequently in the Northern Hemisphere as the climate warms, according to new research. Known as clear air turbulence, the ...

If you’re a frequent flyer who has experienced increasingly shaky flights, it’s not just your imagination. Turbulence has increased in the last few decades. A study released this June in the journal ...

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 ...

Two Australian studies published this week offer the first proof of a 70-year-old theory of turbulence. "The studies confirm a seminal theory of the formation of large-scale vortices from turbulence ...

A recent study from researchers at the University of Reading in England provides some insight into how turbulence has changed over the past few decades. The paper's authors say their research ...

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