A snowflake begins its life as water vapor in the air that converts directly into ice crystals without first becoming liquid water. If hundreds or even thousands of these tiny ice crystals collide and ...

From large, wet flakes to hard, barrel-shaped pellets, snow comes in many forms. While all snowflakes start in the same basic way, variations in temperature and humidity while they are forming ...

In the iconic "Sound of Music" score, "My Favorite Things," a young Julie Andrews lists snowflakes as objects that bring her ...

Have you ever noticed snowflakes can look very different? Whether the snow is wet and fluffy or hard and icy can impact the shape of each individual snowflake! A snowflake begins to form when an ...

Dr Kenneth Libbrecht has unpacked the riddles of ‘capped column’ and triangular snowflakes – but outside his lab, the best specimens are becoming rarer From crystalline columns to fern-like stars, ...

Peer through a magnifying glass at a snowflake, and you’ll see an ice creation more elaborate than anything Martha Stewart could cut from folded paper. So what’s behind the snowflake’s unique and ...

When there's a lot of snow out there, you can either make a snowman, a snow angel, or just X-ray the snowflakes. And if you do the latter, you can figure out how many different designs snowflakes take ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — There's nothing quite like seeing the first snowflakes of the season. Those feathery, ice crystals slowly falling from the clouds and blanketing the ground. You've probably heard ...