In 2018, scientists confirmed the existence of superionic ice—an odd phase of water that’s part solid and part liquid, ...

The Climate Prediction Center expects a cold air mass to bring the season's first frosts and freezes to the northern tier ...

It covers about 70 percent of Earth's surface and comprises roughly 60 percent of our bodies by mass, yet water remains ...

Salt left on sublimating sea ice could have reflected 93% of sunlight, helping an already frozen Earth become even colder.

Previously, a 2015 study of Antarctic sea ice observed salt crystallizing in cold, windswept ice and found its reflectivity increased as temperatures dropped. And in a 2016 study of simulated Snowball ...

Pure water freezes only at around -38°C (-36°F). Tiny mineral dust particles act as so-called ice nucleators—crystallization seeds on which ice crystals form. A research team at Bielefeld University ...

Tempted to shove leftovers in the freezer to keep them fresh? Some items just don’t fare well and will emerge inedible. Here ...

Earth may have been pushed deeper into a global deep freeze by something surprisingly ordinary: salt. Around 700 million years ago, Earth entered periods of extreme glaciation known as Snowball Earth, ...

Bengaluru witnessed a striking 22-degree sun halo around noon, with a bright ring appearing around the sun. The optical ...

Fresh isn’t always better than frozen.

Ever wonder why the ice at your favorite cocktail bar looks like glass, while the cubes from your freezer look like tiny frozen clouds? It’s not magic; it’s a little bit of temperature science. When a ...