Building a city on Mars using ice might sound far-fetched, but new research published at the American Geophysical Union’s ...

Scientists have uncovered a missing feedback in Earth’s carbon cycle that could cause global warming to overshoot into an ice ...

Scientists have created a new phase of ice that can form at room temperature. As detailed in a new paper published in the journal Nature Materials, the new phase, dubbed XXI, requires extreme levels ...

An extra stage has been identified for the first time that helps explain why ice can have a liquid layer at the surface even ...

Scientists are always finding new ways to search for life on other worlds, whether directly with chemical analysis or indirectly with satellite imagery. Such examples include the various moon and Mars ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Good ol’ water has unusual properties that, given its ubiquity ...

Water ice is a far more complex substance than we might assume. Scientists have now created an exotic new form of ice in the lab, known as “plastic ice VII.” This strange version could exist naturally ...

When you splurge on a cocktail in a bar, the drink often comes with a slab of aesthetically pleasing, perfectly clear ice.

For more than three decades, a single orange-hulled icebreaker carried much of the United States’ scientific ambition into ...

Ice baths are the wellness trend that just won't quit. Unlike many health hacks that take off on social media, the freezing plunge has stuck around. Celebrities love them. Influencers love filming ...

Summer may be winding down, but we’re not quite ready to let go of beach days, backyard cookouts, or ice cream cones. We love ice cream here at SciFri, so we’re pulling a few of our favorite ice cream ...