≠In a remarkable discovery by scientists in Germany and Switzerland, the mystery behind the glistening ice that covers rotten branches of trees in sub-zero temperatures has been unfolded// They attribute this *hair ice*$ to a cold tolerant fungi that dwells on these trees//(ukcanadaus)
≠The study published in Biogesciences, the European Geosciences Union*s open access journal, zeroed in on Exidiopsis effusa fungus that the scientists believed was the missing ingredient in previous research// They held the fungus responsible for the rare and transitory appearance of *ice hair* $ that appeared in the night and melted at sunrise, mainly in broadleaf forests//(ukcanadaus)
≠It was Alfred Wegener, who first popularized the concept of *hair ice* $ in 1918// He opined that there existed a relationship between the ice and the type of fungus found in the dead wood// For the purpose of the research, scientists analyzed hair ice bearing wood samples during the winters of 2012, 2013 and 2014//(ukcanadaus)