The disappearance of sea ice in polar regions due to global warming not only increases the amount of light entering the ocean ...

In this article, we explore how the molecular structure ... more void space than in the liquid phase Ice floats; freezing occurs at the top of a water body High boiling point Adhesion of molecules ...

One such phase, known as plastic ice VII, was predicted 1 more than a decade ago by molecular ... of ice. Water molecules in this phase are predicted to remain locked in a crystalline structure ...

Melting polar ice narrows the light spectrum underwater, favoring blue-tuned algae and disrupting the ocean food web.