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,…
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Scientists Discover a Teeming World of Life at the Ice Cap
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…
Unlocking the Mysteries of Superionic Ice: Deciphering the Magnetic Anomalies of Neptune and Uranus
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…
Record Low Antarctic Sea Ice: Lowest Extent Ever Observed Since Start of Satellite Record in 1979
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…
Stunning Discovery: Equatorial Relict Glacier Uncovered on Mars
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…
A “Fundamental Discovery” in Science – New Form of Salty Ice Could Exist on Extraterrestrial Moons
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,…
Unusually Low Ice Levels on Great Lakes Breaks Record
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…
Strange New Form of Ice Discovered – “Raises Many Questions on the Very Nature of Liquid Water”
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…
New Form of Ice Discovered – May Shake Up Our Understanding of Water
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…
Why Is Ice Slippery? A New Approach to the Mystery
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…
More Important Than Temperature: Salt’s Surprising Role in Sea Ice Formation
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…
30% Less Than Average: Antarctic Sea Ice Levels Lowest Ever Recorded
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…
Scientists Discover New Form of Ice – May Be Common on Distant, Water-Rich Planets
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…
Scientists Uncover How Water Temperature Affects the Shape of Melting Ice
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…
Mysterious “Zen Stone” Phenomenon Finally Understood
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…
Using Ice To Boil Water: Heat Transfer Discovery Expands on 18th Century Physics Principle
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…
Scientists Find Strange Black “Superionic Ice” That Could Exist Deep Inside Other Planets
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…
Five Fascinating Facts to Help You Understand Sea Ice
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…
