Glaciers hold layers of history preserved in ice, offering unique insights into Earth's past that can also help us interpret the future. Trapped amidst the frozen water are microscopic deposits of ...

This special “smiling rainbow” only appears in the sky when the sun is around 22 degrees above the horizon. The sun may be ...

New research shows that ice in space, once thought to be fully amorphous, may contain up to 25% tiny crystalline structures—altering theories on planet formation and the delivery of life’s building ...

Long thought to be completely disordered, space ice appears to have some crystallized regions, new research suggests.

Yet compared to the colossal amounts of precipitation involved in major storm systems, such as the one that triggered deadly flooding in Texas, that figure is negligible. According to Rauber, large ...

They blossom when groundwater seeps from the rock, forming icicles, crystals, curtains and columns of ice in intriguing shapes and colors, with washed sand making some look pink.

The discovery resets our understanding of how ice behaves in the frigid vastness of deep space and could influence our ...

Scientists found low-density amorphous ice in space isn’t fully random - it hides tiny crystals, reshaping our understanding ...

The Universe’s most abundant ice isn’t formless—it’s secretly laced with crystals. And that might change how we think about ...

All clouds need “seeds” called condensation nuclei or ice nuclei to properly develop. This could be a speck of dust, clay or ...

Scientists from UCL and the University of Cambridge have revealed that "space ice"—long thought to be completely disordered—is actually sprinkled with tiny crystals, changing our fundamental ...

Mitchell Caverns feels like stepping into a fantasy world with its bizarre formations. The two connected caverns, El Pakiva ...