Researchers are looking at monsoons in the past to help get a better picture of the future of Earth's climate.

The smell of the desert after a rainstorm could be good for your health thanks to plants releasing oils and chemicals that cut stress, researchers report.

Winter rains can temper Arizona's wildfire season, but monsoon rains shut them down. Unfortunately, this monsoon season was the second-driest ever.

Rainfall from the Asian summer monsoon has been declining for 80 years, and air pollution is the most likely culprit, researchers say.

Data about soil temperature and moisture can improve predictions about how much rain will fall during monsoons.