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

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, ...

The Saarland researchers reveal that the slipperiness of ice is driven by electrostatic forces, not melting. Water molecules in ice are arranged in a rigid crystal lattice. Each molecule has a ...

Possible health benefits of the inner bark of the slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) tree include managing fevers, treating wounds, and reducing sore throats. Slippery elm is native to the central and eastern ...

Slippery elm is a type of tree native to the northeastern region of North America. Some people claim that it can help treat a number of conditions, including inflammation, sore throat, and acid reflux ...

SEATTLE — Black ice is one thing to make a road slippery, but what about plain old rain? Is it really more slippery right when it comes down? The answer is pretty simple: Yes, because oil and water ...

Speak like an insider! Welcome to Snopes-tionary, where we’ll define a term or piece of fact-checking lingo that we use on the Snopes team. Have a term you want us to explain? Let us know. As its name ...