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Ice

Found: A Haunting Swirl of Sea Ice Caught in Ocean Currents

Looks like a hurricane, is actually sea ice.

Sarah Laskow July 5, 2016

An Ice Stupa prototype, decorated for a visit from a local monk.

India's Desert Farmers Are Saving Themselves With Artificial Glaciers

Villagers in Ladakh have been building them since the late 1980s.

Cara Giaimo June 8, 2016

Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina

Perito Moreno Glacier

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

early morning on the Argentière Glacier

Chamonix, France

Argentière Glacier

Trek up this glacier before it disappears.

A Giant, Secret Lake May Have Just Been Discovered in Antarctica

In a part of the continent that has not been extensively researched.

Erik Shilling April 25, 2016

Lily Simonson in mid-sketch, next to a glacier.

What It's Like To Be The Only Painter In Antarctica

Making art at the bottom of the world, where paint freezes and the best subjects are millimeters long.

Cara Giaimo April 20, 2016

Blowing Bubbles is More Fun in Subzero-Degree Weather

Instant ice, in bubble formation!

Tao Tao Holmes March 24, 2016

How Ice Withstands 900-Degree Heat in Space

Natalie Zarrelli February 25, 2016

Pushers on Squam Lake during this year's ice harvest.

The Pushers, Hookers and Sawyers Still Harvesting America’s Ice

Cara Giaimo February 25, 2016

A Burial Machine That Will Freeze Your Corpse, Vibrate It to Dust, and Turn It Into Soil

Eric Grundhauser February 25, 2016

Photo of the Week: An Ice-Breaking Ship Transporting Trains Over a Frozen Lake

Anika Burgess February 22, 2016

Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel

The world's northernmost ice hotel.

A crop of stacked ice in Duluth, Michigan. (Photo: Sharon Mollerus/Flickr)

Fleeting Wonders: Stacked Shards of Ice On Lake Superior

Cara Giaimo February 18, 2016

Video Wonder: Synchronized Swim Skating

Tao Tao Holmes February 12, 2016

Photographs of the Futuristic Antarctic Ice Station That Can Move On Skis

Anika Burgess January 20, 2016

A Dutch branch shows off a hair ice wig.

Fleeting Wonders: Scottish Trees Grow Mysterious Ice Toupees

Cara Giaimo January 12, 2016

A rendering of the Bridge in Ice, coming soon to Finland.

Fleeting Wonders: The Incredible Da Vinci Ice Bridge in Finland

Cara Giaimo January 7, 2016

A Guide to the Ice Caves of Iceland

Atlas Obscura April 17, 2014