It’s getting into the cold and snowy season for much of the world, and that means it can be slippy when you go walking outside. If you need more traction, but your shoes don’t have spikes, fear not.

If you have a water feature like a bird bath, you might notice an ice spike poking out. I've seen this happen most often during prolonged stretches of cold weather. You may even notice it occasionally ...

This story was originally published in March 2021. During the winter in Maine, given the right conditions, ice coats pretty much everything. Driveways turn into ice rinks. Walkways become toboggan ...

Trying to save high-altitude glaciers? Then sprinkle them with dirt, say researchers, to increase the formation of ice spikes that shade large areas on the glaciers, slowing their melting. Meredith ...