The city’s record-setting winter snowfall has left Boston with a disgusting reminder of what extreme weather can do. The city had been worried about the snow melting and causing flooding, so the ...

purpose of this NASA-funded experiment is to improve the estimation of snow amount and forecasting of spring flooding due to snowmelt, and to study the role of cold lands within the Earth’s climate.

Surprising unfolds in this 24-hour outdoor experiment where Orbeez are placed into freezing snow to observe their reaction over time. The test explores whether these water-absorbing beads expand, ...