The anatomy of snowflakes has been studied for hundreds of years. But just what is it that makes one snowflake differ from ...

You'll see that snowflakes come in an array of different shapes and structures. To start, extremely cold water droplets in a cloud freeze onto bits of dust, dirt, and pollen in the clouds ...

From stars to needles to amorphous globs, scientists are demystifying a snowflake’s complex construction — showing how factors such as temperature can influence their shape. Some researchers ...

Lots of Mainers woke up to snow Monday morning. While no two snowflakes are identical, temperatures determine their ...

Snowflake obsidian is a form of volcanic glass that features white or grayish “snowflake” shapes made of embedded ... quickly cools into a solid material without the time for a crystalline ...