Conventional wisdom is that ice is slippery because it has a thin layer of water on top, but new research suggests something ...

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.

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 ...

Slippery decking isn't just an inconvenience; it's a health hazard. While your wooden deck may look gorgeous during the summer months, soaked in sunlight and consistently dry to the touch, come winter ...

At the first sight of ice and snow, many people rush to the stores to buy rock salt and ice melt to spare themselves the hassle of finding and avoiding slippery ice patches. If you didn't look at the ...

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.