Winter Storm Fern, a rare convergence of Arctic cold and Southwest moisture, seems set to bring Arctic weather to many parts ...

A thin, watery layer coating the surface of ice is what makes it slick. Despite a great deal of theorizing over the centuries, though, it isn't entirely clear why that layer forms.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wet leaves form a slippery surface that’s ripe for slips and falls. (Getty Images) (amriphoto via Getty Images) Autumn is known ...

The surface of ice is a slippery subject. For more than 160 years, scientists have been debating the quirks of ice’s exterior. Frozen water is coated in a layer of molecules that behave like a liquid.

A garden path may seem like a small part of an overall landscape design or outdoor scheme. However, it requires as much careful consideration as the other aspects for it to serve its purpose and suit ...

It’s a wintertime question that you may have had as you struggled down a frozen sidewalk, or strapped on some ice skates: Just why is ice slippery, anyway? It turns out the answer is somewhat ...

Make sure to be careful of ice and slippery surfaces on this cold Presidents' Day, and strong winds are causing thousands of power outages in Connecticut. Eversource is reporting 8,000 outages while ...