France-sized ice shelf moves suddenly once or twice daily

"We found that the whole shelf suddenly moves about 6 to 8 centimeters (or 3 inches) once or twice a day..."

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
April 2, 2024 ~6 min

‘Space snowman’ explains how distant objects become ice bombs

A new study on how comets evolve reveals that deep space objects may be time capsules containing ancient ices from billions of years ago.

Juan Siliezar-Brown • futurity
March 28, 2024 ~6 min


Asteroid strikes could be the answer to ‘Snowball Earth’ mystery

Asteroids hitting Earth may have caused "Snowball Earth" periods where ice covered the planet's surface for thousands or millions of years.

Jim Shelton-Yale • futurity
Feb. 15, 2024 ~5 min

Our overuse of salt is a ‘slow-moving train wreck’

Human activities are making Earth's air, soil, and freshwater saltier, which could pose an existential threat if current trends continue.

Courtney Sakry-Virginia Tech • futurity
Dec. 8, 2023 ~7 min

Penguin feathers hold clues to anti-icing tech

A new way to deal with ice buildup on airplanes, drones, and wind turbines comes from researchers investigation into penguin feathers.

Katherine Gombay-McGill • futurity
Oct. 24, 2022 ~5 min

Underwater snow on Earth sheds light on Jupiter’s moon

Bizarre underwater snow is known to occur on Earth, but a new study shows that the same is likely true for Jupiter's moon, Europa.

Constantino Panagopulos-UT Austin • futurity
Aug. 16, 2022 ~5 min

Simulation may solve two ice age mysteries

New simulations shed light on what caused ice sheets to grow in northern Europe during the last ice age and how they grew so fast.

Daniel Stolte-Arizona • futurity
June 27, 2022 ~7 min

Why ice melts in different shapes

The shape of melting ice depends a lot on water temperature, new research shows. Melting "is one of the many complexities affecting the ice on our planet."

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Jan. 31, 2022 ~6 min


Coating keeps snow and ice from piling up on solar panels

"Snow-phobic coatings, if we can demonstrate their long-term efficacy, will make solar power more reliable and more affordable in snowy regions..."

U. Michigan • futurity
Dec. 27, 2021 ~6 min

Reusable jelly ‘ice cubes’ never melt

Plastic-free, jelly "ice cubes" could change how food is kept cold. They can be reused a dozen times and then thrown out in the trash or with yard waste.

Amy Quinton-UC Davis • futurity
Nov. 29, 2021 ~4 min

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