Environment
Strangely the snow turns watermelon color and sweet like sugar in summer
During summer, some areas of ice and snow cover a light to dark red color, creating a fancy sight known as 'watermelon snow'.
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How do jet engines work in heavy rain and ice?
How to remove water from jet engine in rainy conditions? Does rain or snow infiltration affect jet engine performance?
Discover science
Using radar waves, science surprises with what lies beneath the ice in Antarctica
The secrets beneath the ice in Antarctica are gradually being revealed by science.
Scientific works
'Earth MRI' reveals another world full of strange creatures beneath Antarctica
According to Live Science, it's a vast ocean aquifer that may have been sealed off from the outside world for thousands of years.
Environment
A new island suddenly appeared after the ice melted
Scientists discovered a newly revealed object that looks like an island in Antarctica, about 30-35m high above sea level.
History
Who invented hockey?
The origins of ice hockey can be traced back to the ball and stick games played in the Middle Ages or even Ancient Greece and Egypt.
Archeology
Discover 1,500-year-old sandals buried under the snow
Secrets of the Ice, an archaeological organization that specializes in searching for antiquities in the Norwegian mountains, discovered a Roman sandal buried deep in the…
Space science
Convincing evidence of another life world in the Solar System
Strange ridges on Jupiter's icy moon Europa could lead to shallow water reservoirs similar to those found on Earth's ice island of Greenland, where life readily exists.
Environment
Appears a 'sky river' capable of 'breaking' a continent
The atmospheric river, also known by scientists as the heavenly river, is actually a terrifying phenomenon that threatens to collapse the largest ice shelf on the Antarc…
Space science
Comet weighing 500,000 billion tons rushes towards Earth
The Hubble Space Telescope photographed the largest comet ever recorded, helping astronomers calculate its enormous size.
Science Events
What if the volcanoes hidden under the ice of Antarctica woke up?
Not many people know that more than 138 volcanoes are hiding beneath the frozen wastelands of Antarctica.
Environment
Rare phenomenon: Strange 'Ice Grease' in St. Petersburg
Snow and ice are not uncommon in Russia, but sometimes this natural phenomenon creates unexpected scenes.
Space science
Important Discovery of Pluto's Ice Volcano
Ice volcanoes have been found to exist on a number of icy moons in the Solar System, however the ice volcanoes on Pluto have a different appearance from all other ice vo…
Environment
An ice shelf the size of Rome in Antarctica collapses
The NASA scientist said the complete collapse of the Conger ice shelf during a time of unusually high temperatures was 'a sign of what might be to come'.
Science Events
The huge diamond mine is deep, sucking everything that flies past it including helicopters, small planes
Mirny is a diamond mining town located deep in Siberia, eastern Russia. It is one of the largest dug holes in the world and can suck up anything that flies through it, i…