Astrobiologists have devised a novel way to determine ocean temperatures of distant worlds based on the thickness of their ice shells, effectively conducting oceanography from space. Cornell ...

Should you drink cold water when it’s hot outside? If the heat is increasing in your area, you may be hydrating more. But should your water be at a certain temperature? Whether you enjoy drinking ...

Water may appear simple but behaves in ways that surprise even the world’s greatest scientists. A new international study has discovered that if it is put under extreme pressure—even at room ...

With the recent change in temperatures and ice conditions, fire officials have a few reminders when people plan to head out ...

Ice cream comes in many different flavors. But even pure ice, which consists only of water molecules, has been discovered to exist in more than 20 different solid forms or phases that differ in the ...

Scientists have created a new phase of ice that can form at room temperature. As detailed in a new paper published in the journal Nature Materials, the new phase, dubbed XXI, requires extreme levels ...

Ice can form on Earth at temperatures above 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees Celsius), and water can boil below 212 F (100 C). Here's how. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

An online cautionary tale causes some pet owner anxiety. — -- With temperatures on the rise this summer, a cautionary tale for four-legged friends has reemerged across the internet this week, ...