A thin, watery layer coating the surface of ice is what makes it slick. Despite a great deal of theorizing over the centuries, though, it isn't entirely clear why that layer forms.

North Dakota’s Gateway to Science offers hands-on experiments year-round. Additionally, they are expanding their programming from kids to now include adults. From ...

Inside the cores of ice giant planets, the pressure and temperature are so extreme that the water residing there transitions ...

When ultraviolet light hits ice—whether in Earth's polar regions or on distant planets—it triggers a cascade of chemical reactions that have puzzled scientists for decades. Now, researchers at the ...

For years, researchers have provided contradictory evidence about the “premelting film” of ice, its thickness and whether it ...