The frozen edges of Antarctica are less stable than they appear. Beneath the wide, seemingly immovable shelves of ice, the ocean is at work. Currents carry heat into hidden cavities, silently ...

An autonomous research sub sent beneath the Antarctic ice returned images of vast, sculpted structures that no one can yet ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Under high-pressure or very low temperature conditions, ice forms different crystal structures ...

The study of ice loads and ice-structure interaction is central to ensuring the integrity and safety of offshore installations operating in polar and sub-polar regions. The engineering challenges stem ...

Scientists have for the first time recorded complicated structures in ice formed by freezing liquid water at the nanoscale. (Nanowerk News) You’d think there’s nothing surprising left to discover ...

Researchers at KRISS observed water’s rapid freeze–melt cycles under ultrahigh pressure and discovered Ice XXI, the first new ice phase found in decades. Using advanced high-pressure tech and ...