Ever wondered about what causes turbulence and what makes it worse? Here's your crash course on fast winds at high altitudes.

Mountains, storms, and the jet stream all affect airplane turbulence. Though it is usually more nerve-wracking than dangerous, a handful of passengers suffer injuries due to rough air each year.

Turbulence is the sudden, bumpy movement you feel when a plane shakes in the air. It's normal, but it can feel unsettling.

A Delta Air Lines flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam that was hit by serious turbulence Wednesday, sending 25 people on board to hospitals and forcing the flight to divert to Minnesota, ...

Physicists have devised a new model to account for the discomfort that airline passengers know all too well.

Turbulence is a normal part of air travel. Indeed, everyone has a story about hitting a rough patch of air, those hair-raising moments when suddenly more than the plane is flying. Bellies drop, drinks ...