Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Scientists have created a bizarre form of ice that remains solid at temperatures hotter than lava, potentially offering clues to the unusual magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune, CGTN reports.

The material, known as superionic ice, forms under extreme heat and pressure. In this state, oxygen atoms create a solid structure while hydrogen nuclei move through it like a liquid, making the material electrically conductive, cited per the report.

Researchers in France squeezed a tiny water sample to more than 2 million times Earth's atmospheric pressure and heated it above 1,500 degrees Celsius. Despite the extreme temperature, the pressure kept the water in a solid state.

The team found that the oxygen atoms formed a prev...