Tuesday, April 15 marked one of the most visible local harbingers that spring is in swing: the ice went out on Mirror Lake.

Other than making my mornings more difficult to get through, I didn't notice any differences in my skin or mood.

New England states were at the heart of the ice industry because of their cold winters and plentiful freshwater sources. The labor-intensive practice of cutting large blocks of ice from frozen ...

Ice climbing at the world's deepest freshwater lake, Lake Baikal is a unique adventure for thrill-seekers. The lake turns into a winter wonderland in the colder months, with its frozen surface and ...

This causes a net transport of freshwater out of the North Atlantic ... Atlantic by ocean currents is reduced when AMOC weakens, ice sheets would be able to grow. As salt continued to accumulate ...

The term ‘cryosphere’ originates from the Greek word ‘kryos’ for frost or ice cold. The state of the Earth’s ice and snow affects every living being. The UN proclaimed the Decade of ...

Our social media feeds are awash with pictures and videos of people sitting blissfully in baths filled with ice cold water, with influencers recommending that wallowing in cold water can help ...

As ice sheets melt, cold freshwater floods the Southern Ocean, disrupting the deep convection currents that power the ACC and regulate ocean temperatures. A weaker ACC could alter ocean currents ...

To avoid ice nucleation, many cold-hardy ectotherms accumulate one or more cryoprotectants in advance of winter (Zachariassen & Kristiansen 2000). Representing several classes of compounds ...

"We can't simply make the assumption that all of the cold, fresh water from ice sheet melting stays in the North Atlantic. Our results show that smaller, coastal currents can be very effective at ...