Above: A hexagonal (six-sided) snow crystal, classified as a stellar dendrite. This crystal was photographed with an Olympus TG-6 camera after it landed on the sleeve of the authors fleece jacket.

Wilson Alwyn Bentley was an American photographer and meteorologist. He was the first person who was able to capture detailed photos of snowflakes. Because of his achievement, he was called "Snowflake ...

The old adage that "no two snowflakes are alike" might not hold true, at least for smaller crystals, new research suggests. Snowflakes are created when snow crystals stick together. Some contain ...

Anthony James, “Portal Icosahedron” (2019), steel, glass, LED Lights, 80 × 82 × 82 inches (courtesy of the artist) BENTONVILLE, Ark. — A crystal is the most ordered object in the universe. Ions click ...

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 ...

These snowflake photos were taken by Kenneth Libbrecht of CalTech, using a specially-designed snowflake photomicroscope. They show real snow crystals that fell to earth in northern Ontario, Alaska, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Two highly anticipated immersive exhibits about Michigan’s climate history are coming to the Grand Rapids Public Museum this spring and fall. The two new exhibits, “Ice Age: ...

It wasn’t until Kenneth Libbrecht moved to decidedly un-snowy southern California that he finally began to appreciate snow. “I found it kind of funny that after I ended up as an adult and moved away ...

The old adage that "no two snowflakes are alike" might not hold true, at least for smaller crystals, new research suggests. Snowflakes are created when snow crystals stick together. Some contain ...

— -- Consider the iconic six-sided snowflake: lacy, fluffy and the subject of interpretation by millions of children aided only by folded paper and scissors. Although the ground is covered in ...