A pair of US researchers have developed a new model to tackle a deceptively simple problem: how a small block of ice melts while floating in calm water. Using an advanced experimental setup, Daisuke ...

"The tip of the iceberg" is a phrase that suggests there is more to a situation than meets the eye. But ice shelves are also hiding secrets underneath the ocean's surface. A team of international ...

Picture sea ice in your mind. You probably imagine brilliant white, snow-covered floes floating on the surface of the ocean, ...

Ice cubes float in water because they’re less dense than the liquid. But a newfound type of ice has a density nearly equal to what’s in your water glass, researchers report in the Feb. 3 Science. If ...