Scientists document that raindrops look more like a hamburger bun minus the lettuce, ketchup and mayo.

As the raindrops fall they are flattened and shaped like a hamburger bun by the drag forces of the air they are falling through. Raindrops are at least 0.5 millimeters (or 0.02 inches) in diameter.

In Florida, raindrops fall on our head pretty much from late May until November. It's also known as Hurricane Season, or Rainy Season, in the Sunshine State. But sometimes those raindrops can keep ...

Raindrops are small—slightly less than a 10th of an inch in diameter, in a typical shower—but they often generate bubbles that can be half an inch across.

The speed of a falling raindrop reaches 9.8 meters per second which is 32 feet per second. They can’t go faster unless they are pushed by a downdraft of wind. In thunderstorms, they can move up ...

Raindrops on other planets and moons are close to the size of raindrops on Earth despite having different chemical compositions and falling through vastly different atmospheres, a new study finds.