For miles above the highest spires of New York City, the ice has turned. Uncountable billions of ice crystals, each of them just about a millimeter in length, have spontaneously organized. All ...

What are snowflakes? Every winter, the world gets a shower of white, delicate crystals from space that turn the ground into a ...

Walking on Lake Baikal's frozen surface feels like stepping into another dimension. Travel to Lake Baikal at the most beautiful time of the year - when the legendary clear ice shines under your feet, ...

PARK CITY, Utah — FOX 13 viewer Nanci Done in Park City captured some unique sights in the winter sky on Friday: hexagonal ice crystals hard at work, creating some "atmospheric optics." Ice crystals ...

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Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Labyrinths of stones form in cold landscapes when water freezes into ice needles that push pebbles to one side. Overtime, the rising and falling of ice needles move the pebbles into intricate ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like ...