Snowflakes evoke rapturous descriptions from the poetic among us. Under a microscope, snowflakes reveal themselves as crystalline structures in the shape of six-sided stars, interlocking prisms and ...

Snowflakes are like letters from the sky, each crystal a note describing the atmosphere as it falls to the ground. They float effortlessly, but their creation is one of nature’s most complicated ...

Their silent, shimmery beauty has long stirred human aesthetic appreciation and for centuries individuals have sought to unravel the secrets of snowflakes. Why are there so many varieties? Why do all ...