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The Paddleboarders Who Took Over a Russian Ice Floe

The ice chunk was (roughly) 80 feet.
Cara Giaimo March 20, 2017
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This House Off Lake Ontario Is Completely Covered in Ice

Wind and water and winter are a dangerous combination.
Erik Shilling March 13, 2017
Narusawa Ice Cave
Narusawa-mura, Japan

Narusawa Hyoketsu (Ice Cave)

A 70-foot-deep ice cave formed by lava from Mt. Fuji on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest." 
news

'Explosion' After a Chunk of Ice From a Jet Crashed Through This Couple's Home

They had been watching hockey.
Erik Shilling February 27, 2017
Original cemetery, now abandoned
Longyearbyen, Norway

Longyearbyen

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.
The frozen sea goes north.
monks

The First Observations of Sea Ice Came From 8th-Century Irish Monks in Iceland

They were actually searching for God.
Sarah Laskow January 20, 2017
news

Spooky, Rare Ice Spikes Are Popping Up in Britain

The unusual formation requires two things: cold temperatures and gusty winds.
Cara Giaimo January 20, 2017
Woodstock, New Hampshire

Ice Castles

These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.
news

Found: A Glimpse of the World Under Antarctica's Ice

It's surprisingly warm down there.
Sarah Laskow December 22, 2016
The Greenland Ice Sheet.
news

Earth's 'Rarest Geological Sample' Could Tell the Future of Greenland's Ice Sheet

A new study shows that the ice sheet could be much less stable than we should hope.
Sarah Laskow December 7, 2016
Inside the National Ice Core Lab freezer.
Denver, Colorado

National Ice Core Lab

Where scientists keep miles of very valuable ice from Antarctica and Greenland from melting.
The Tunnel
Fairbanks, Alaska

Permafrost Tunnel

This frozen tunnel in central Alaska is both an engineering feat and a valuable climate classroom.
animals

Found: Two Moose Frozen Together in a Final Battle

They died fighting.
Sarah Laskow November 15, 2016
news

Arctic Sea Ice Is At Its Second Lowest Minimum on Record

It could have been even worse, but it's not like this is good news.
Sarah Laskow September 16, 2016
lakes

Watch One Man Play the Drums on Lake Baikal

The ice on the world's oldest and deepest lake makes sweet music.
Atlas Obscura August 18, 2016
Juneau, Alaska

Mendenhall Glacier

A rare chance to get up close and personal with a 13-mile ribbon of ice near downtown Juneau.
South Bristol, Maine

Thompson Ice House Harvesting Museum

For nearly 200 years the same family has harvested ice from a small pond in eastern Maine.
Coudersport Ice Mine
Coudersport, Pennsylvania

Coudersport Ice Mine

Contrary to what one might expect, ice forms inside this small cavern during the summer and melts during the winter.