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The century-old mystery of 'hair ice,' how it forms and where to find it
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The century-old mystery of 'hair ice,' how it forms and where to find it
If you're lucky, you may have spotted "hair ice" out in the wild. Early records of the phenomenon, also known as angel hair, date back over a century. As science and climate specialist Darius Mahdavi explains, only in recent years have scientists solved the mystery of how the delicate strands of ice form.
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