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

From stars to needles to amorphous globs, scientists are demystifying a snowflake’s complex construction, showing how factors ...

Like snowflakes, supporting Science News can take ... When water molecules chill down, they assemble into a myriad of spectacular shapes from simple hexagons to star-shaped dendrites.

Libbrecht, who grows snow crystals in his lab and holds the world record for making the largest snow crystal (10mm in diameter), said that snowflakes’ distinctive geometric shape begins forming ...

That shape changes even further as they fall through the air. As each snowflake falls, it encounters water vapour in the atmosphere. This has a big effect on its shape. If humidity is low ...

WRAL meteorologist Chris Michaels talks snowflake shapes in front of WRAL's fountain mountain. WRAL meteorologist Chris Michaels talks snowflake shapes in front of WRAL's fountain mountain.

Snowflakes are like letters from the sky, each crystal a note describing the atmosphere as it falls to the ground. They float effortlessly, but their creation is one of nature’s most complicated ...