Phase transitions

Freezing living cells is a good way to preserve them for much longer than at room temperature, but traditional freezing damages those cells as ice crystals form

Turks and expatriate Brits both braved freezing water on Dec. 26 to benefit the stray animals of Turkey as mercury drops. 

Liquid water comes in two forms — low density and high density, scientists have found.
The findings add to the anomalous properties of this ubiquitous, life-giving liquid, which is like no other on Earth.

Quick, what temperature does water boil or freeze at? You probably know this like the back of your hand, 100 and 0 degrees Celsius or 212 and 32 Fahrenheit. Well, now we can freeze water above the boiling point. If you feel like your head’s about to explode with that image, don’t worry. We’ll explain.