For centuries, people believed ice was slippery because pressure and friction melted a thin film of water. But new research from Saarland University reveals that this long-standing explanation is ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It's that time of year when the leaves change color and begin to fall off the trees after peak fall foliage. But when the leaves on the ground become wet, they are especially slippery ...

For centuries, we’ve been told that ice is slippery because pressure and friction melt a thin layer of water beneath our feet. School textbooks have repeated the story for generations: step onto ice, ...