After the weekend’s winter storm brought icy conditions to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, you may be wondering what to do if you ...

A thin, watery layer coating the surface of ice is what makes it slick. Despite a great deal of theorizing over the centuries, though, it isn't entirely clear why that layer forms.

When starting this ice challenge, most people just step on the side of the bowl and slide down to the bottom. Then you’re ...

With this weekend's snow storm on the way, you also need to keep an eye out for ice - especially while walking on driveways and sidewalks. Winter boots can protect you from the snow, but no amount of ...

Winter Storm Fern, a rare convergence of Arctic cold and Southwest moisture, seems set to bring Arctic weather to many parts ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New simulations show ice stays slippery in deep cold because its crystal structure breaks down under motion, not because it melts.

After a winter storm, sidewalks, parking lots and stairways can quickly turn into slip hazards, even after plows and salt ...

The illustration shows what happens on the surface of ice when another object, such as skis, ice skates or shoe soles, comes into contact with it: the previously orderly crystal structure of the water ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drone footage captured adults and children venturing out onto a slippery ice shelf on Lake Michigan’s southern shore on January 3, ...

When you step onto an icy sidewalk or push off on skis, the surface can seem to vanish beneath you. For more than a century, scientists have debated why ice stays slippery, even well below freezing.