BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Even though most of North Dakota has seen less snowfall than normal so far this winter, the science behind snow formation is fascinating. Snowflakes form when a drop of ...

A huge snowstorm could dump more than two feet of snow all over the East Coast, and that means trillions and trillions of tiny snowflakes. Through advances in crystallography, scientists have learned ...

These snowflakes form when the temperature is 5 degrees or below and the humidity is medium to high. They look like plate-like snow crystals with six branches — not unlike the classic paper ...