Every six-sided snowflake is a unique piece of nature's art, but their incredible designs usually go unseen as they pile up by the zillions during winter storms. Colorado doctor and photographer Jason ...

Surprisingly, the magic of snowflakes often begins with dust in the air. All it takes is for a cold drop of water to freeze on one of these particles, creating an ice crystal. Because every crystal ...

Importantly, snowflakes grow from gaseous water vapour and not liquid water. Water molecules in the air diffuse onto the ice ...

OTTAWA, Ill. Falling at speeds of up to 220 mph, nearly 140 skydivers have shattered the vertical skydiving world record by flying heads-down in a massive snowflake formation in Illinois. Three judges ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — It's a statement almost as common in winter as "if it wasn't for the wind it wouldn't be so bad outside." That saying, no two snowflakes are alike. The question is then, is this ...

We don’t get that much snow in the ArkLaTex, but did you know every single snowflake that falls from the sky is unique? Just like people, no two snowflakes are alike, and it all depends on the weather ...

Flurries of questions about mysterious triangle-shaped snowflakes may soon subside, thanks to new research on snowflake formation. Most snowflakes are hexagons because of the arrangement of hydrogen ...

From table salt to snowflakes, and from gemstones to diamonds—we encounter crystals everywhere in daily life, usually cubic (table salt) or hexagonal (snowflakes). Researchers from Noushine ...