The speed at which rain falls depends on the size and weight of the raindrops: the heavier, the faster. At sea level, a large raindrop about 5 millimeters across (house-fly size) falls at the rate of ...

Some people worry about raindrops falling on their heads, as the song goes. However, that is not the case with this silly giraffe at the Taronga Zoo. This happy-go-lucky creature is content to let all ...

A: The typical speed of a falling raindrop depends on the size of the drop. Gravity pulls everything downward. As an object falls, it experiences a frictional drag that counters the downward force of ...