Despite icicles killing chilling numbers of people per year, we know surprisingly little about the hows and whys of their formation (and no, the answer is not just ‘the cold’). The Icicle Atlas, a ...

An otherworldly ice formation was captured on camera by a visitor to Derbyshire's Peak District. Antony Newby was visiting the area near Winnats Pass on Saturday when he spotted a tree shrouded in ...

Tiny drops of dirty water, often mistaken for air bubbles, tell the tale of rippling icicle growth. While examining 3-millimeter-thick cross sections of icicles grown in the lab, University of Toronto ...