China: Ice Slowly Forms Over Flowing Water, Creating Natural Topographic Map

This is the mesmerizing moment that a thin sheet of ice slowly take shape, revealing flowing water beneath and turning an ordinary surface into something that looked like a natural contour map. On February 8, 2026, in Henan, China, the video captured a quiet winter scene as a fragile layer of ice formed over shallow water. The camera showed the surface changing minute by minute, with clear channels still moving underneath while the top gradually stiffened. Ripples traced soft lines, and the freezing process followed the subtle height differences of the ground, creating patterns that resembled the lines on a topographic chart. As the cold tightened its grip, the translucent sheet thickened, and the movement below became slower and more deliberate. The contrast between motion and stillness made the process easy to follow, and the viewer could see where water continued to run and where it had already been sealed by ice.

US: Icy Roads After Snowfall Across Pennsylvania, Hazardous Travel Issued

The snow that fell Saturday night into Sunday, December 14, in central Pennsylvania partially thawed during the day but refroze as temperatures dropped in the afternoon and evening. Due to the resulting possibility of hazardous travel on Sunday night, December 14 and Monday morning, December 15, there is a possibility that classes in central Pa. could be delayed by one or two hours.

Total Lunar Eclipse Observed Across World 7

A lunar eclipse was observed across the world from Thursday night (March 13) into Friday morning (March 14).

US: Palisades Fire Visible From Flights Near LAX 6

Huge plumes of smoke were visible from flights arriving at and departing from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as wildfires have raged across Los Angeles County since Tuesday, January 7. The Palisades Fire has scorched over 19,000 acres, destroyed thousands of structures and remains zero percent contained as of Thursday.

Comet C/2023 A3 From The International Space Station

Comet C/2023 A3 From The International Space Station

Handout Photo - Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was about 44 million miles away from Earth in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 272 miles above the South Pacific Ocean southeast of New Zealand just before sunrise. NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this timelapse photo of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) from the International Space Station as it orbited 272 miles above the South Pacific Ocean southeast of New Zealand just before sunrise on Sept. 28, 2024. At the time, the comet was about 44 million miles away from Earth. Photo by NASA via ABACAPRESS.COM

US: Stunning Time-Lapse Of Storm Rolling Into Idaho

Video owner Tucker Anderson captured this stunning time-lapse video of a storm rolling into Boise, Idaho on April 3.

Timelapse: Winter cherry blossoms in China's Yunnan

STORY: Timelapse: Winter cherry blossoms in China's Yunnan DATELINE: Jan. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:19 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of winter cherry blossoms STORYLINE: A timelapse video shows winter cherry blossoms in Yunnan Province, southwest China. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

Copenhagen exhibition pays tributes to heroines in Danish history

STORY: Copenhagen exhibition pays tributes to heroines in Danish history DATELINE: Sept. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Copenhagen CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. aerial view of Golden Days 50 Queens exhibition in Denmark 2. various of Danish Queen Margrethe II visiting the exhibition 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SVANTE LINDEBURG, Director of the Golden Days festival 4. various of statues 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LOUISE MOULD, Architect at BIG studio 6. various of visitors 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PETER HANSEN, Local resident 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): JESPER LAURIDSEN, Local resident 9. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): JANNIE DORTHE JENSEN, Nurse 10. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): LOUISE MOULD, Architect at BIG studio 11. timelapse of the exhibition STORYLINE: The Golden Days cultural festival curtained up in the heart of Copenhagen, Denmark's capital, on Sunday along with the successful exhibition of "50 Queens," which featured 50 pedestals honoring 50 significant female figures in Danish history. Kongens Nytorv (King'