Researchers at UNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) have discovered a new form of ice, redefining the properties of water at high pressure.

Ice may seem pretty simple in our everyday experience, but it actually comes in at least 20 different forms. Scientists at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) have now discovered a new type of ice that may be found deep in the Earth’s mantle or on distant watery planets.

Ice may seem pretty simple in our everyday experience, but it actually comes in at least 20 different forms. Scientists at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) have now discovered a new type of ice that may be found deep in the Earth’s mantle or on distant watery planets.

There are at least 20 solid forms of ice known to us. Recently, UNLV scientists have discovered a new form of ice, redefining the properties of water at high pressures.

There are at least 20 solid forms of ice known to us. Recently, UNLV scientists have discovered a new form of ice, redefining the properties of water at high pressures.

Findings could have implications for our understanding of distant, water-rich planets.

Findings could have implications for our understanding of distant, water-rich planets.

Highlights from a Discussion of the Colorado River Basin and Glen Canyon Dam

A diamond inclusion has revealed a new mineral, davemaoite, as well as hints about the workings of our planet’s interior.

A virtual conference is scheduled on Monday to discuss the future of the Colorado River with some of the nation's leading scientists, Indigenous community leaders along with former and high-ranking federal officials.

Using a diamond as their vessel, tiny specks of mineral blasted upward from the Earth’s lower mantle survived a harrowing journey of hundreds of miles amid unbelievably high temperatures and colossal pressures to end up in the hands of UNLV researchers.

Tree ring records show droughts worse than 2021 summer, without influence of climate change.