The characteristics of a contrail depend initially on the size, shape and engine position of the aircraft that created it ...

One of the biggest causes of climate change remains the airline industry. Now, AI is working to help. Traveling by air is a ...

Contrails are created when airplanes fly in cold and humid atmospheric conditions and ice crystals form around the particles ...

SINGAPORE – The white streaks left by planes as they zip through the skies make a pretty sight, but they can harm the planet at times. These vapour clouds formed from planes’ engine exhaust are known ...

In a new study, co-authored by Fangqun Yu of UAlbany's Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, a team of researchers found that modern “lean-burn” aircraft engines still produce the conditions necessary ...

An Airbus A350 flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel has shown measurable cuts in contrail formation and ...

American Airlines and Google said Thursday that they significantly reduced the climate impact of some of the airline's flights using an AI-based forecasting tool to help prevent contrails. When ...

Although there are liberal chemtrail believers, aversion to uncertainty might explain why the theory has become so popular ...