74,963 Kinds of Ice [Video]
Ice is a complex substance with at least 20 known forms and possibly thousands more. Found in various environments, from icy moons to Earth’s crust,…
Ice is a complex substance with at least 20 known forms and possibly thousands more. Found in various environments, from icy moons to Earth’s crust,…
Greenland’s ice is abundant with life, both above and below its surface. Until recently, science was unaware of the existence of certain microscopic organisms living…
A key aspect of the study was the deployment of density functional theory (DFT), a method derived from quantum mechanics and used in solid-state physics…
The long-term trend for sea ice in the south is still flat, while the global trend points downward. In February 2023, sea ice around Antarctica…
The preservation of water ice at shallow depths and low latitudes on Mars would have significant implications for both scientific research and human exploration. Scientists…
The red streaks crisscrossing the surface of Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, are striking. Scientists suspect it is a frozen mixture of water and salts,…
This winter, ice cover in the Great Lakes Basin has hovered at unusually low levels. The Great Lakes have been unusually ice-free so far this…
A collaboration between scientists at Cambridge and University College London has led to the discovery of a new form of ice that more closely resembles…
Researchers at University College London and the University of Cambridge have discovered a new type of ice that more closely resembles liquid water than any…
An international research team, led by the Complutense University of Madrid, has used computer simulations to study the movement of a solid sliding over ice…
Polar sea ice formation is influenced by more than just the cold temperatures in the winter months. According to recent research from the University of…
The ice levels were measured at almost 30% less than the average over the previous ten years. The Antarctic sea ice extent was the lowest…
Findings could have implications for our understanding of distant, water-rich planets. Researchers from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas have discovered a new form of…
A team of mathematicians and physicists has discovered how ice formations are shaped by external forces, such as water temperature. Its newly published research may…
Like a work of art enshrined in a museum, some stones end up on a pedestal of ice in nature, with no human intervention. This…
Associate Professor Jonathan Boreyko and graduate fellow Mojtaba Edalatpour have made a discovery about the properties of water that could provide an exciting addendum to…
Using the Advanced Photon Source, scientists have recreated the structure of ice formed at the center of planets like Neptune and Uranus. Everyone knows about…
One method that scientists use to monitor climate change is the measurement of sea ice extent. Arctic sea ice extent, quite simply, is the area…