The Birth of a Snowflake (A snowflake melts in reverse)
What if puddles turned into snowflakes? If they did, it might look something like this: YouTuber Armand9x filmed this snowflake melting and then ran it backwards to create The Birth of a Snowflake, a...
View ArticleAntarctica’s Ice Formations: Volcanic ice caves & undersea brinicles
The caves of Mount Erebus, Antarctica’s only active volcano, hide fragile and sparkling secrets: spectacular ice stalagmites, stalactites, shards, and feather-like crystals that form from the volcanic...
View ArticleWhy do carrots taste sweeter in the winter?
From the University of California’s Fig.1 series, Molecular Biologist Liz Roth-Johnson explains why cold weather makes carrots taste more sweet: Because plants are immobile, they must develop defense...
View ArticleHow to grow snowflakes in a bottle – Science Friday
If there’s no snow outside, try growing your own snowflakes. From Science Friday‘s collection of Holiday Science features and experiments, learn how to grow snowflakes in a bottle. Caltech physicist,...
View ArticleFrozen Soap Bubbles: Ice crystal ‘snow globes’ by ZALUSKArt
Watch ice crystals form on soap bubbles in -15C, filmed by Warsaw-based photographer and videographer Pablo Zaluska. He was inspired to film these delicate formations after having a conversation with...
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Go on a Snowflake Safari
The next time you’re going out in the snow, take a magnifying glass with you and see if you can find an elusive 12-sided snowflake… and if you don’t happen to see that one, take note of the ones you do...
View ArticleIce crystals form on the surfaces of backlit bubbles
It became a tradition since last year, so as there was almost -20 degrees (Celsius), I made some freezing bubbles for my kids. Couldn’t stop myself from filming it again 🙂 From Warsaw-based...
View ArticleThe scientist that grows ‘identical twin snowflakes’
Snow crystals form when humid air is cooled to the point that molecules of water vapor start sticking to each other. In the clouds, crystals usually start forming around a tiny microscopic dust...
View ArticleReturn of the Wood Frog – Invisible Nature
The common wood frog (Rana sylvatica) has an unusual strategy for coping with the cold. While most terrestrial frogs and toads burrow deep underground to escape freezing temperatures when they...
View ArticleGo inside an ice cave to see nature’s most beautiful blue
Where do glaciers and icebergs get their beautiful blue color? This unique blue might be nature’s most brilliant, and the color arises in a very special way thanks to some surprising interactions...
View ArticleFROSTYLAPSE II: Window frost forms in time lapse
Capturing around four to seven hours of real time freezing, each of these clips shows how ice crystals form on a very cold kitchen window. The time lapses were animated from around 55,000 photos in...
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How is ice cream made?
When we want ice cream, we head to a local ice cream shop around town or to the freezer aisle in the grocery store. But how did the ice cream get there? Where and how was it made? This Magic of Making...
View ArticleSoap, water and corn syrup bubbles freezing
Over the course of two years, Barrie, Ontario-based photographer Don Komarechka filmed ice crystals forming across the thin walls of freezing bubbles. In Winter’s Magic, he’s collected the best clips...
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Freezing soap bubbles on a levitating magnet
We’ve seen bubbles freeze in winter videos before. We’ve seen levitation with magnets, too. But have we ever seen bubbles freeze while levitating on a spinning magnet? Not until now. This video from...
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Soap bubbles freeze in the snow, a macro 4K video
The surfaces of these soap bubbles are transformed by freezing cold temperatures in this macro 4K video by Russia-based photographer Anton Maltsev at Macro Motion. Watch as ice crystals grow into...
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