Scientists have found a new type of water known as Ice-VII from diamonds deep in the Earth’s crust. This type of ice is about 1.5 times as dense as what we’re used to (Ice I), with a different atomic composition similar to what’s most commonly found …
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The ice on Lake Michigan has turned blue. Here’s why.
The ice on portions of Michigan’s Great Lakes has turned blue, but don’t worry, there’s a perfectly good reason why.
The phenomenon is common on glaciers, but not so much on large swathes of lake ice. It’s happening where Lake Michigan meets La…
Is it safe to eat snow?
A lot of people who live where it snows are tempted to eat the furry powder straight off the ground or from the sky. But is it actually a good idea?
What actually is snow made of, and does pollution affect how healthy the snow really is? Read more……
Man impressively slips on ice and slides down his entire driveway
This dude just earned himself a PhD in skating on black ice.
Clearly, it’s winter out there, which means cold temperatures will occasionally bring ice and snow to a neighborhood near you. But black ice is an especially treacherous obstacle to both v…
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Don’t worry, those frozen alligators are totally OK
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Damn, alligators are tough.
Last week, the Shallotte River Swamp Park posted videos on Facebook of its gators poking their nostrils through the ice to survive unusually cold temperatures, a result of the “bomb cyclone” that hit the eastern United States.
On Tuesday, the tactic paid off — the ice melted a bit in the park’s alligator sanctuary, and the creatures were alive and well.
The park is located in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina — a state that, like much of the East Coast, experienced its coldest first week of January on record since 1895, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Read more…
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Photos and videos reveal 2017’s extremely icy exit
In case you didn’t notice, it’s very cold across parts of the globe, stretching from a good chunk of the U.S. to the UK and Europe and even down into India this New Year’s EveThe coldest in decades, in fact, and the chill is going to hang around for …
View More Photos and videos reveal 2017’s extremely icy exitPhotos and videos reveal 2017’s extremely icy exit
In case you didn’t notice, it’s very cold across parts of the globe, stretching from a good chunk of the U.S. to the UK and Europe and even down into India this New Year’s EveThe coldest in decades, in fact, and the chill is going to hang around for …
View More Photos and videos reveal 2017’s extremely icy exitThis add-on will make your truck a snowmobile monster
The Track N Go system works with almost any truck or large SUV to get you through the snow and where you need to go. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Snow, Winter, Country, and Ice
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