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.

Snowflakes vary by size and shape but exactly how many different patterns are there and what weather features influence their appearance?

The temperature greatly affects how the snowflake forms, so while the simplest hexagonal crystals may look alike, more complicated beauties each have their own unique shapes.

Answers to questions about snowflakes including how they form and how to catch them before they melt.

While no two snowflakes are the same, they all share a similar structure when coming out of a cloud mostly due to subtle temperature changes.

The pictures show that each falling snowflake has its own delicate geometry. It's a jumble of many, many individual snow crystals with different shapes ranging from needles to little balls.

There are many snowflake shapes out there and they depend on the temperature at cloud level where snowflakes form.

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Because the number of deuterium atoms varies in each snowflake, as does their placement within the ice crystal — no two snowflakes can be identical. Factors, including temperature, speed, path and ...

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.