This week's question examines the details of a device that many of us take for granted when looking at our local weather. Morning Brief reader Mark asks, "How does radar work?" Meteorologist Sara ...

When you open up the radar, you expect to see where there’s rain or snow - but what about ships and birds? Although the primary use of radar is to check out different kinds of precipitation, we often ...

This week in the Boston Globe Weather Mailbag, we take a closer look at what goes into determining drought levels across the region, and how the heat and humidity impact the pesky millipede population ...