Bacterial Bukkakke, Redux

Mainstream media is amazed to rediscover, every few years, that white fluffy clouds are in fact basically enormous migratory reproductive organs for bacteria super colonies.

Atmospheric scientists have long known that under most conditions moisture needs something to cling to in order to condense into snow and rain. A study published Friday in the journal Science shows a large share of those so-called nucleators turn out to be bacteria.

U.S. scientists only recently found out that biological organisms, such as bacteria and other such microorganisms, play a significant role in the formation and distribution of precipitation.

Ubiquity of Biological Ice Nucleators in Snowfall