A team of researchers inspired by naturally occurring bubbles trapped in ice has come up with a novel way of using human-made ...

Inspired by naturally occurring air bubbles in glaciers, researchers have developed a method to encode messages in ice.

The ice that makes up glaciers isn't 100% solid – it's actually full of air bubbles, some of which formed centuries ago.

Scientists see the potential in using ice for long term data storage. We could store information in ice for thousands of ...

An ice storm is coming. Here’s how freezing rain complicates winter conditions. Freezing rain is the most dangerous form of wintry precipitation. Updated January 3, 2025. 4 min.

Winter weather with ice, snow, freezing rain and sleet was expected to ramp up by 6 p.m., Roman said, with winter conditions overspreading the entire Chicago area from around 8 p.m. through midnight.

1. Snow: The Icon of Winter. Snow forms when temperatures throughout the atmosphere are below freezing (32°F or 0°C). Water vapor in the air condenses into ice crystals, which combine to form ...