The humble weather drone could become far stranger than a flying camera: a machine for persuading clouds to give up water they are carrying ...

For decades, scientists have been tinkering with ways to force clouds to make it rain—or snow. One company says it’s approaching a breakthrough.

In Richardson, a fleet of drones has started to deliver goods quickly. But the noise is drowning out life for some residents: ...

To produce more rain than would occur naturally, Rainmaker sends a drone into a cloud that is not yet producing rain or snow and releases silver iodide -- an ice nucleating molecule -- from the drone.

The company said it received necessary permission to make rain with drones, but local officials are pushing for more ...