Previously predicted by theoretical models, we now have the first experimental observation of plastic Ice VII.

Water ice is a far more complex substance than we might assume. Scientists have now created an exotic new form of ice in the ...

Water isn't just liquid, ice, or vapor — under extreme conditions, it can transform into exotic phases, such as the newly observed plastic ice VII. This hybrid phase, predicted years ago but only ...

In everyday life, we typically encounter water in one of three familiar states—solid, liquid or gas. But there are in fact ...

Road salt works by decreasing the freezing point of water to 15 degrees rather than 32 degrees. This means that ice on the roads won’t form unless the temperature gets to 15 degrees or below.

In everyday life, we typically encounter water in one of three familiar states – solid, liquid or gas. But there are in fact many more phases, some of which – predicted to exist at high temperature ...

They’re in our blood and our brains. They’re in newborns and the elderly, urban and rural, rich and poor. What are they doing ...

“Unwashed, greasy hair made it much harder for ice to stick. In contrast, when the polar bear hair was washed and the grease largely removed it performed similarly to human hair, to which ice sticks ...

to which ice sticks easily whether it is washed or greasy.” That finding led the team to perform a detailed chemical analysis of polar bear sebum. As well as identifying the key components ...

Now, scientists may have discovered the potential source of that distinctive coloring, overturning a popular theory in the ...

Beach day on the Red Planet? Learn more about how Mars may have had a massive ocean that created unique beaches.