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.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It's that time of year when the leaves change color and begin to fall off the trees after peak fall foliage. But when the leaves on the ground become wet, they are especially slippery ...

With this weekend's snow storm on the way, you also need to keep an eye out for ice - especially while walking on driveways and sidewalks. Winter boots can protect you from the snow, but no amount of ...

Researchers in Germany have challenged a 200-year-old assumption and revealed that pressure and friction are not responsible for making ice slippery, contrary to what has long been taught in physics ...

For centuries, people believed ice was slippery because pressure and friction melted a thin film of water. But new research from Saarland University reveals that this long-standing explanation is ...

Rock salt saves our behinds each winter by preventing nasty falls. Without it, there's a risk we'll come crashing down when slippery ice is in the forecast. But while it's hard to imagine surviving ...

A storm is bringing just enough wintry precipitation to cause travel trouble ahead of Christmas Day across the Northeast, including Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., ...