For more than 200 years, scientists have argued about a deceptively simple question: why does a sheet of frozen water let us ...

Winter has gotten off to a fast start this year, with lots of snow along with some cold weather. There is a lot of winter ...

When you step onto an icy sidewalk or push off on skis, the surface can seem to vanish beneath you. For more than a century, ...

For nearly two centuries, textbooks blamed icy spills on pressure and friction, but new simulations tell another story. The ...

AS winter weather locks in and sidewalks turn slick, Americans looking to avoid painful slips can do so by tossing ...

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 ...

Rock salt shortages across the Northeast have left towns scrambling for alternatives during one of the coldest winters in years with more snow and ice expected in the coming weeks. Homeowners and ...

Following a weekend storm in Massachusetts, many sidewalks, driveways and parking lots are covered by ice. Complicating matters is a lack of ice melt at stores throughout the area. Ice was an issue ...

SOMERVILLE, MASS. (WHDH) - Inspectors in Somerville are working to respond to residents dealing with icy sidewalks. They come after a mixed bag of weather conditions hit the area. “We had a very ...

The city of Madison provided a sidewalk clearing update on Monday following a snowstorm that impacted the area.