When you step onto an icy sidewalk or push off on skis, the surface can seem to vanish beneath you. For more than a century, ...

Conventional wisdom is that ice is slippery because it has a thin layer of water on top, but new research suggests something ...

The reason we can glide gracefully across an ice rink is because the surface of the ice is covered with a thin film of water. Scientists believe that this lubricating liquid layer makes the ice ...

The Saarland researchers reveal that the slipperiness of ice is driven by electrostatic forces, not melting. Water molecules in ice are arranged in a rigid crystal lattice. Each molecule has a ...

Technically, there are 15 sports on the docket of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. But if you think about it—like, really think about it—they all revolve around one single, shared objective. Unlike the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The holiday spirit was in the air at Canalside Friday night. The Ice at Canalside is officially open for the season and people of all ages experienced the sights and sounds of ...

Most people don’t wear crampons to the office, or keep trekking poles at their desk. But in some areas of Yakima, mountaineering gear might be a smart idea, given the compacted snow that’s turned ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — A sheet of ice was spread across the Michiana area Thursday morning. Multiple accidents have occurred Thursday morning due to slick road conditions. Since the ice is so thin, ...