What’s the science behind ice thickness and when is it safe to drive on a lake?

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Can Fungi Control the Weather? Scientists Say It’s Possible

Credit: Boris Vinatzer Fungi may hold a little-known key to ice formation in clouds. Can fungi affect the weather? It may ...
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NASA study finds ancient life could survive 50 million years in Martian ice

Mars’ frozen ice caps may be time capsules for ancient life. Lab experiments show that key building blocks of proteins can survive tens of millions of years in pure ice, even under relentless cosmic ...
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We all know ice is slippery. The physics behind it is more complex than you’d think

[CLIP: Skates cut across the ice at an ice rink, and music plays in the background.] Kendra Pierre-Louis: So we’re out here today in lower Manhattan ice-skating. There are lots of kids skating around, ...
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Scientists discover giant swirling plumes hidden deep inside Greenland’s ice sheet

Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of strange plume-like structures hidden deep inside the Greenland ice sheet. New research suggests they form through thermal convection—slow, swirling ...