The beautiful six-fold symmetry of snowflakes is the result of the hydrogen bonds that water molecules form when they freeze. But snowflakes can form other shapes too when the growth of the crystal is ...

Farmer Wilson Bentley was the first to photograph the tiny snow crystals individually, and his collection reveals that each ...

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 ...

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, ...

Snow. It's made up of tiny ice crystals that can transform into a variety of intricate symmetrical patterns forming a beautiful snowflake. Have you ever wondered how snowflakes form? Did you know ...

Snow dancing, Ullr calling and deep yearning for more snow this season appear to have paid off! After such a dry fall and early winter, abundant snowfall finally is allowing us to enjoy our sliding ...

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 ...

While it may true that every snowflake is unique, some flakes are more unique than others. I know, “more unique” is an oxymoron, but read on and you’ll see what I mean. Snowflake scientists (and there ...

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - It’s officially Winter, so snowflakes are nothing out of the ordinary. A snowflake forms when extremely cold water droplets freeze onto a dust particle or another ...

Paper Snowflake Maker is a web service that allows you to create a development chart that looks like snowy crystals just by inserting chokchoki and cuts in the triangle on the screen and downloading ...