On cold, sunny days, tiny ice crystals in the atmosphere can create breathtaking displays like halos, sundogs, and light ...

This is because even though the individual H₂O molecules have polarity, with the oxygen atom acting as a negative pole and the hydrogen atom as a positive, the molecules that make up the ice crystals ...

Imagine holding a narrow tube filled with salty water and watching it begin to freeze from one end. You might expect the ice to advance steadily and push the salt aside in a simple and predictable way ...

Imagine holding a narrow tube filled with salty water and watching it begin to freeze from one end. You might expect the ice to advance steadily and push the salt aside in a simple and predictable way ...

Nature often surprises us with certain unexpected yet beautiful creations. From perfectly shaped snowflakes to unusual rock structures near the volcanic regions, these natural wonders are a pleasure ...

Visual representation of the structure of low-density amorphous ice. Many tiny crystallites (white) are concealed in the amorphous material (blue). “Space ice” contains tiny crystals and is not, as ...

Walking on Lake Baikal's frozen surface feels like stepping into another dimension. Travel to Lake Baikal at the most beautiful time of the year - when the legendary clear ice shines under your feet, ...

“Ice XXI” is an entirely new phase of ice with a crystal structure that’s more complex than the ice found on Titan or Ganymede. Reading time 2 minutes For something so common to our daily lives, there ...

In the dog days of summer, popping a tray of water into the freezer to make ice cubes may seem mundane. But at the smallest scales, we still don’t know a lot about how freezing unfolds. Now, the first ...