Potassium chloride was once occasionally used as an ice melt, but it works more slowly than calcium chloride, rock salt and ...

July is National Ice Cream Month, and July 20 is National Ice Cream Day. Instead of another scoop of those typical 31 flavors ...

A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting saltier, and sea ice is melting at record speed, enough to match the size ...

A sudden salinity spike in the Southern Ocean is accelerating Antarctic ice loss and triggering a dangerous climate feedback ...

This American-made ice melt is as good as it gets. It has a traction agent to keep you from slipping, blue dye to make it easy to see where you've applied the salt, and it works at temperatures as ...

The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015 ...

Beat the heat or embrace the cold with my collection of cool ice cube experiments including gravity defying tricks and icy ...

When it snows, it pours – but why do municipalities treat the roads with salt? A chemist explains how salt affects water and ice. Skip to main content Skip ...

Beet juice-based ice melts add a little sweetness into the mix. As the name suggests, these de-icers use sugar beet to help the salt melt the ice.

When you use salt to melt the snow and ice, the moisture will seep into the concrete. If this moisture refreezes, it can cause small cracks in the concrete.

Check it out on Amazon.20-Pound Pet-Friendly Ice Melt by Scotwood Industries: This ice melt contains magnesium chloride pellets, which is safer for pets than regular salt.

If you can’t find rock salt at the store or don’t have any leftover from last winter, here’s how you can make your own ice melt at home. See the list of the 10 snowiest cities in Ohio in the ...