Near record-breaking wind over the mid-Atlantic region pushed east-bound commercial planes to supersonic speeds this weekend. One passenger plane, a Virgin Atlantic flight traveling from Washington to ...

A new study in Nature Climate Change takes one of the first deep dives into how climate change will affect the fastest jet streams—the powerful, narrow winds in the upper atmosphere that steer much of ...

Jet streams are often referred to as the "motor" of global weather: High-altitude wind currents steer areas of high and low pressure, playing a crucial role in shaping our weather. However, how these ...