Eerie fingers of ice -- 'brinicles' -- form in sea

By Douglas MainLiveScienceWhat's cooler than being cool? Brine-cold.When salt-rich water leaks out of sea ice, it sinks into the sea and can occasionally create an eerie finger of ice called a brinicle. New research explains how these strange fingers of ice form and how the salty water within sea ice could have been a prime environment in which life may have evolved.The study, published in the Ame...