For nearly two centuries, textbooks blamed icy spills on pressure and friction, but new simulations tell another story. The ...

The reason we can gracefully glide on an ice-skating rink or clumsily slip on an icy sidewalk is that the surface of ice is coated by a thin watery layer. Scientists generally agree that this ...

Slip, slide, and laugh your way through this icy disaster-fest! From graceful skaters who suddenly forget how legs work to brave walkers doing accidental Olympic-level spins, this compilation captures ...