Preventing freezer bottle explosions: New insights into ice crystallization and pressure
Have you ever left a bottle of liquid in the freezer, only to find it cracked or shattered? To save you from tedious freezer ...
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The Next Ice Age Was Supposed Be In 10,000 Years. Human Interference Has Now Changed That Forever
The Next Ice Age Was Supposed Be In 10,000 Years. Human Interference Has Now Changed That Forever Earth’s climate always followed a natural rhythm that cycled through periods of warmth and cold over ...
The Scientist6d
Hair Oils Prevent Polar Bear Fur from Freezing Up
Researchers found compounds produced in polar bear skin that were as ice resistant as PFAS, offering potential novel ...
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Scientists Revive 24,000-Year-Old ‘Zombie’ Microscopic Creatures Frozen in Siberian Ice
For 24,000 years, tiny creatures lay dormant, entombed in the frozen depths of Siberia’s permafrost. These microscopic creatures, known as bdelloid rotifer, were in a suspended state between life and ...
World's sea ice cover hits record low in February
Global sea ice cover hit a historic low in February as the world endured exceptional heat, with temperatures near the North ...
The Washington Post18d
These buildings use batteries made of ice to stay cool and save money
When electricity is cheap, the batteries freeze water ... of air conditioning and refrigeration in human history. But over the past century, ice stockpiles have given way to mechanical air ...