High-pressure experiments generated the first direct observation of plastic ice, which has qualities of both crystalline ice and liquid water.

With an assist from a drone, one Chicago photojournalist captures the brutality and the beauty of winter in the Windy City.

We drove that direction and found a local man named Dan hunched over a single hole in the ice. Dan’s old snowmachine and tiny sled looked like they’d barely make it home ... in a 30-plus-pound ...