Blood Falls in Antarctica flows unpredictably with iron-rich, salty water. Microbes inside survive without sunlight.

Some of the same trucks the department uses to pour salt can also pour a salt and water mixture called "brine." The brine mixed ... too cold for salt to melt the ice. Wiktorowski says they're ...

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“If we had just snow, I could deal with it. But just to be cold and ice, I don’t like it,” said Melissa Steward who was out shopping on Monday. The Georgia Department of Transportation said ...

Brine is a mixture of salt and water that is used to prevent snow and ice from sticking to the pavement. While brine is an effective way to prevent snow and ice from sticking to the road, it could ...

It also grows a type of bacteria called Arthospira, also known as blue-green algae, as it shares similar properties with microalgae. When dried out it is known as spirulina and is used as a ...

With the threat of snow and ice within the next 24 to 48 hours, crews with the North Carolina Department of Transportation are preparing roads across the region. DOT Engineer Blake Jacobs says his ...

GDOT said brine solution works best when applied before snow and ice accumulate on roadways when temperatures are at 20 degrees Fahrenheit and above, and when conditions are dry. Georgia DOT ...

Crews have been spraying bridges on interstates and state highways with brine, a salty liquid mixture that prevents ice from building up. The Atchafalaya Basin Bridge is included in that number, of ...

The Georgia Department of Transportation said brine operations would begin 8 a.m. on Sunday in northwest Georgia, with extreme cold arriving in the Peach State overnight into Monday. That will ...