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The Day the Niagara Falls Froze Over
It's an amazing snapshot – so amazing that many have been quick to cry fake: North America's most iconic falls, apparently frozen mid-flow – but what moment in time is frozen in sepia within this frame? One might think the answer would be simple, but with the origins of this photo veiled in a mist of uncertainty like the spray produced by the falls themselves, nothing is guaranteed.
Continue reading...The Ice Climbers
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Climbing any vertical or overhanging cliff demands nerve of steel as well as a natural head for heights, but turn a rock face into an ice formation and you're entering a world where only the coolest cats will survive. Whether scaling frozen waterfalls or ascending alpine ice like icefalls to summit a mountain, ice climbing rewards those who attempt it with an whole host of natural highs.
Continue reading...The Orchestra Made of Ice
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Now we know why all our glaciers are disappearing, no, it’s not due to global warming after all, it’s because a Norwegian percussionist needs the ice for his instruments. Sounds bizarre? Well, that’s probably because it is. Musician Terje Isungset has been carving his chilly instruments from ice for the past 20 years.
Continue reading...10 Abstract Masterpieces of Frost [PICS]
Thursday, November 27, 2008
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When the weather turns cold we moan about bitter winds and biting chills, too wrapped up in ourselves to notice that all around us the world is still as awesome, as it always is. Icy nights bring with them the familiar flourishes of Jack Frost and his artistic strokes. Like the best works of abstract art we wake up to new designs left to remind us that winter can be beautiful, too.
Continue reading...Ice: the Cradle of Life?
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
It is one of the most sought after answers in modern science: where did life come from? How did those first molecules put themselves together in such a way as to form molecular machinery capable of reproducing itself and thereby fueling the creation of the vast and amazing diversity we see on this planet today?
Continue reading...5 Incredible Buildings Made of Ice
Monday, April 7, 2008
Have you ever sat back and wondered whether it would be possible for you to create a castle made of ice? Or perhaps an ice palace or frozen hotel? The Snow Castle of Kemi, Finland. Image by Dmitry Makarov Think of the unimaginable skill required to sculpt these [...]
Continue reading...Volcano, Not Global Warming Effects, May be Melting an Antarctic Glacier
Monday, January 21, 2008
Scientists have discovered a layer of volcanic ash and glass shards in Antarctica, evidence of an old eruption by a still active volcano that researchers believe may be contributing to the thinning of Antarctic glacial ice. A NASA photo of the Pine Island glacial shelf Hugh F.J. Corr and [...]
Continue reading...Mother Earth: How Ice Shaped the Face of the Planet
Monday, December 10, 2007
Welcome to post number five in the series we’re calling Mother Earth. So far, we’ve covered the big bang to the formation of the earth, volcanoes, the early atmosphere, and water. Today, we’ll be discussing
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009
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